I've had SkEye for a while and have yet to see a single ad. Love it, so much more info than Google sky map. It's upgraded at least twice since I first downloaded it so the developers are actively supporting it. Terrific for a free app. The drawback about zooming in to enlarge something is that while it changes the map scale, the text size remains the same, so it's not really a work-around. I just keep the bifocals handy. It's not the app's fault, so no demerits for that. Just a tiny screen, and I'm not quite ready to tote a tablet or laptop around with me everywhere I go just yet. A wallet, keys, and a phone is load enough. I have noticed that the app sometimes gets the compass points wrong in the presence of magnetic fields strong enough to mask the earth's natural field, so be aware. It usually resets itself accurately once you get clear of the guilty EMF. That's the only astro app I use, or have kept, after about 2 years of smart-phone use. Most of everything else I need can be found in the Observer's Handbook, in a format I can more comfortably use, and it doesn't need to be recharged. ;-) On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 10:01 PM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:

Thanks for the recommendations. Several people named Skeye or Skyeye, so it got downloaded first. HOLY COW!!! A full planetarium program for free!!! and I paid hundreds of dollars for The Sky for my laptop. The only problem is the size of the screen - I feel you pain Chuck!!. But the view can be enlarged (call it zoom in) with the flick of two fingers. It's going to take me weeks to get the hang of it.

I use Skeye to aim help aim my scope, I put the phone flat on the finder scope eyepiece, it's not totally accurate but it points in the general direction. Helps me find Saturn before its visible naked eye. I use "Distant Sun" for object info and planetarium. On Aug 18, 2013 10:03 PM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:

Thanks for the recommendations. Several people named Skeye or Skyeye, so it got downloaded first. HOLY COW!!! A full planetarium program for free!!! and I paid hundreds of dollars for The Sky for my laptop. The only problem is the size of the screen - I feel you pain Chuck!!. But the view can be enlarged (call it zoom in) with the flick of two fingers. It's going to take me weeks to get the hang of it.

Is Skymap Pro and Sky Safari similar? What is Skywalk and Astromist? Someone mentioned an app that calculates sunrise/sunset and astronomical twilight awhile ago. Does anyone recall the name of that app?

Thanks to all who responded :)

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