Universe Today
I've had a couple of people excitedly show me the
Star Walk
astronomy app on their iPhones and ipads, and it really is great. You can hold your device up to the sky and it will show you a sky map of your exact position. Move your device around the sky, and it moves with you. It is a very high quality, dynamic and realistic stargazing guide, which -- if you are a beginning or experienced astronomer -- makes skywatching easy for everybody! There is also a
"Solar Walk"
app -- which has very cool 3D images, so grab your 3D glasses to fully enjoy. See more about this app below.
With
Solar Walk,
you can find out more about the solar system, play around with them determining the speed of their rotation, etc, as well as learn about the moons of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Uranus.
Now comes the good news for anyone who reads this article all the way through! Universe Today has 3 free
Star Walk
and 3 free
Solar Walk
apps to give away.
Leave a comment on which app you would like to have, and why. I'll pick the best answers and the top three for each app will win. You have to register to leave a comment, and make sure you register with your actual email address, as that is how we'll contact the winners. Deadline for this contest is Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 12 noon CDT in the US, and the contest is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Each winner can only win one app.