Distant Suns 5 Hack 5.0.3 + Redeem Codes
Developer: Mike Smithwick
Category: Education
Price: $3.99 (Download for free)
Version: 5.0.3
ID: com.distantsuns.distantsunsipad
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Description
Distant Suns: The night sky, reimagined.
2013 finalist in the Family category of TabTimes' best tablet app contest;
"I am putting together some mobile astronomy apps for our local "Sky's the Limit" Observatory in Twentynine Palms, CA. I have been searching for something as good as, or better than, Distant Suns. Short answer: I have not found it yet. ...nothing portrays the night sky as well as Distant Suns.
Distant Suns has been your personal guide to the cosmos since 1985. First on the desktop, now right in your hands. While others play games, you can travel to the stars.
Award-winning Distant Suns has the reputation of both having one of the most realistic displays of the night sky, while being one of the easiest to use astronomy apps for casual sky watchers as well as serious astronomers.
•Named in the "100 Essential Apps" by iLounge
•Featured on NPR's MarketPlace
Features include:
•No Internet required. Just a sense of wonder.
•View from the Earth or out in the solar system
•Simply aim and gaze.
•Over 18 million pinpoint stars scintillating like diamond dust in the palm of your hand (18 mil? Yup.)
•Integrated with NASA's Night Sky Network space events in your area (US only at present)
•What's Up? Gives a quick one snapshot overview of the evening's sky
•Realistic ghostly band of the Milky Way
•Stories behind each constellation
•Viewpoint Lock keeps any object centered
•Current weather patterns on the earth, updated daily
•Change the look of the stars
•Galaxies, nebula and star clusters
•Hubble Space Telescope images
•All 8 planets (or 9 for you purists)
•GPS aware
•Special color mode preserves your night vision.
•Touch the sky to reveal hidden data for each object
•Planetary data and information
First Light is a proud member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers with family-friendly apps.
Twitter: @distantsuns
Support: www.distantsuns.com
2013 finalist in the Family category of TabTimes' best tablet app contest;
"I am putting together some mobile astronomy apps for our local "Sky's the Limit" Observatory in Twentynine Palms, CA. I have been searching for something as good as, or better than, Distant Suns. Short answer: I have not found it yet. ...nothing portrays the night sky as well as Distant Suns.
Distant Suns has been your personal guide to the cosmos since 1985. First on the desktop, now right in your hands. While others play games, you can travel to the stars.
Award-winning Distant Suns has the reputation of both having one of the most realistic displays of the night sky, while being one of the easiest to use astronomy apps for casual sky watchers as well as serious astronomers.
•Named in the "100 Essential Apps" by iLounge
•Featured on NPR's MarketPlace
Features include:
•No Internet required. Just a sense of wonder.
•View from the Earth or out in the solar system
•Simply aim and gaze.
•Over 18 million pinpoint stars scintillating like diamond dust in the palm of your hand (18 mil? Yup.)
•Integrated with NASA's Night Sky Network space events in your area (US only at present)
•What's Up? Gives a quick one snapshot overview of the evening's sky
•Realistic ghostly band of the Milky Way
•Stories behind each constellation
•Viewpoint Lock keeps any object centered
•Current weather patterns on the earth, updated daily
•Change the look of the stars
•Galaxies, nebula and star clusters
•Hubble Space Telescope images
•All 8 planets (or 9 for you purists)
•GPS aware
•Special color mode preserves your night vision.
•Touch the sky to reveal hidden data for each object
•Planetary data and information
First Light is a proud member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers with family-friendly apps.
Twitter: @distantsuns
Support: www.distantsuns.com
Version history
5.0.3
2021-04-14
* Has a higher resolution texture for the moon
* Constellations now have boundaries
* Add a small WhatsUp? Type display, "overview"
* Updated the Milky Way image
* of course there are the usual bugs dealt with.
* Constellations now have boundaries
* Add a small WhatsUp? Type display, "overview"
* Updated the Milky Way image
* of course there are the usual bugs dealt with.
5.0.2
2020-05-29
* Added a new feature in Extra preferences, to use the compass just for heading, leaving the elevation manual. That can make it easier to follow objects high in the sky without having to hold the iPad/iPhone over your head
* Removed the "Boing" menu item
* Made the momentum swipe a little smoother.
* The local horizon with cardinal points defaults on for new installs
* Dimmed the compass rose a little and made it a bit smaller from a user request
* The Events display will now show only local events and not those from across the country
* Fixed a bug in star preferences that could cause a crash.
* The local events feature should now show only those events near you, and not all across the country
* Numerous other small bugs and feature tweaks
* Removed the "Boing" menu item
* Made the momentum swipe a little smoother.
* The local horizon with cardinal points defaults on for new installs
* Dimmed the compass rose a little and made it a bit smaller from a user request
* The Events display will now show only local events and not those from across the country
* Fixed a bug in star preferences that could cause a crash.
* The local events feature should now show only those events near you, and not all across the country
* Numerous other small bugs and feature tweaks
5.0.1
2019-10-12
● Added locations of all spacecraft that have landed or crashed on the moon.
● Added labels for the lower button bar
● Fixed a crash relating to iOS13
● Added labels for the lower button bar
● Fixed a crash relating to iOS13
5.0.0
2019-02-15
Completely rewritten
●New modern UI for iPad
●18 million stars (no in-app purchase required)
●Names of lunar details
●Cloud-sync your favorites among different devices
●Over 7500 deep-sky objects
●Atmospheric effects
●Highlight multiple objects at once
●Travel to the planets in virtual-reality
●Lock on any objects in the sky
●Chart mode views the sky without local distortion
●Improved night-vision mode
●From Zero-to-Wow in a single click
●New modern UI for iPad
●18 million stars (no in-app purchase required)
●Names of lunar details
●Cloud-sync your favorites among different devices
●Over 7500 deep-sky objects
●Atmospheric effects
●Highlight multiple objects at once
●Travel to the planets in virtual-reality
●Lock on any objects in the sky
●Chart mode views the sky without local distortion
●Improved night-vision mode
●From Zero-to-Wow in a single click
3.4.16
2017-10-08
● Fixed some issues due to iOS 11 changes that could have caused app exits
● Made some mods under the hood for the next major release
● Made some mods under the hood for the next major release
3.4.14
2015-07-13
•Now shows where each the Keck telescopes are pointing in real-time
•Twitter account no longer needed
•Twitter account no longer needed
3.4.13
2015-03-06
•Added support for the iPhone 6+ native screen resolution
•64-bit support
•Updated textures for several of Saturn's moons
•Fixed the usual "misunderstood features" (bugs), typos and the like
•64-bit support
•Updated textures for several of Saturn's moons
•Fixed the usual "misunderstood features" (bugs), typos and the like
3.4.12
2014-11-25
● Fixed a bug that could prevent the Hubble Guide Star Catalog from showing in some special cases
● Fixed a number of dialog and GPS issues generated by iOS8.
● Fixed a number of dialog and GPS issues generated by iOS8.
3.4.11
2014-10-22
● In cooperation with the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, added displays to show the current status of Keck's two massive telescopes.
● Reworked the toolbar making it less complex by combining all of the Find tasks under a single button.
● Did extensive internal modifications to support future expansion and products
● Reworked the toolbar making it less complex by combining all of the Find tasks under a single button.
● Did extensive internal modifications to support future expansion and products
3.4.10
2014-05-22
● Lens flare now turns off when "Clear" is on.
● Fixed an issue with the new in-app purchase item
● Fixed an issue with the new in-app purchase item
3.4.9
2014-05-05
• Support for the 17 million star Hubble Guide Star Catalog
• The tumblers for setting date/time/location now match the color-scheme
• A new Inbox to handle important messages about upcoming events and contests
• The compass should feel more responsive
• Astronomy's RSS feed on the iPhone should now display the proper articles when selected
• The screen now updates 1/second instead of once a minute
• The clock strip now opens and retracts along with the status and toolbars, so its button has been removed.
• The preference button has been changed to use a standard gear icon
• Lots of under-the-hood stuff for future major updates.
• The tumblers for setting date/time/location now match the color-scheme
• A new Inbox to handle important messages about upcoming events and contests
• The compass should feel more responsive
• Astronomy's RSS feed on the iPhone should now display the proper articles when selected
• The screen now updates 1/second instead of once a minute
• The clock strip now opens and retracts along with the status and toolbars, so its button has been removed.
• The preference button has been changed to use a standard gear icon
• Lots of under-the-hood stuff for future major updates.
3.4.8
2013-11-11
● Improved the comet visuals
● Labels for Phobos and Deimos will no longer show up on field-of-view>85 degrees when viewed from Earth.
● Addressed a stability issue when the Region Format is set to something other than English speaking countries.
● Labels for Phobos and Deimos will no longer show up on field-of-view>85 degrees when viewed from Earth.
● Addressed a stability issue when the Region Format is set to something other than English speaking countries.
3.4.7
2013-10-30
● Fixed a couple of issues that could cause crashes on iOS6
3.4.6
2013-10-19
• Added Comet ISON
• Added a new and much simpler tutorial, getting rid the QuickStart
• The ticker should now resume ticking when coming out of background
• The asterism selector now handles landscape mode
• Added a new and much simpler tutorial, getting rid the QuickStart
• The ticker should now resume ticking when coming out of background
• The asterism selector now handles landscape mode
3.4.4
2013-06-06
● Show your position to other users on the Earth globe using Beacons.
● Get breaking space and astronomy news alerts even when Distant Suns is not running
● New interactive help system
● Numerous smaller cosmetic enhancements
● Numerous UI enhancements
● Numerous bug fixes with SETI, Spaceflight mode navigation
● Get breaking space and astronomy news alerts even when Distant Suns is not running
● New interactive help system
● Numerous smaller cosmetic enhancements
● Numerous UI enhancements
● Numerous bug fixes with SETI, Spaceflight mode navigation
3.4.3
2013-03-01
●Now fully iPhone 5 compliant
●Added tracking of Comet Pan-STARRS
●Cloud patterns on the Earth now update every 3 hours instead of once a day
●The toolbar buttons should be much easier to hit
●Some outstanding issues in landscape mode have been addressed
●The news ticker will now continue when coming out of background
●Restored some of the missing SETI meta-data, as the SETI archive site changed nearly everything with no warning, breaking nearly everything on DS. Meh.
●Added to preferences: Hide status when hiding toolbar. This completely hides the top status bar whereas the date/look angle strip is normally visible.
●Fixed an alignment issue with the Milky-way
●Added a small green compass icon in the upper right corner when the compass is on
●Lock is now automatically disengaged when trying to drag the window
●Fixed a number of landscape and night vision issues
●Fixed a number of issues with the coloring of different elements
●Tapping on an element in Astronomy’s RSS feed will no longer launch two instances of the browser
●Changed the show-toolbar button from a ball to an up-caret: ^, as that is more easily seen
●Reorganized the data in the on screen pick data
●The status bar will now show the look angle on the iPhone when in landscape
●And many other smaller UI changes and tweaks have been made
●Added tracking of Comet Pan-STARRS
●Cloud patterns on the Earth now update every 3 hours instead of once a day
●The toolbar buttons should be much easier to hit
●Some outstanding issues in landscape mode have been addressed
●The news ticker will now continue when coming out of background
●Restored some of the missing SETI meta-data, as the SETI archive site changed nearly everything with no warning, breaking nearly everything on DS. Meh.
●Added to preferences: Hide status when hiding toolbar. This completely hides the top status bar whereas the date/look angle strip is normally visible.
●Fixed an alignment issue with the Milky-way
●Added a small green compass icon in the upper right corner when the compass is on
●Lock is now automatically disengaged when trying to drag the window
●Fixed a number of landscape and night vision issues
●Fixed a number of issues with the coloring of different elements
●Tapping on an element in Astronomy’s RSS feed will no longer launch two instances of the browser
●Changed the show-toolbar button from a ball to an up-caret: ^, as that is more easily seen
●Reorganized the data in the on screen pick data
●The status bar will now show the look angle on the iPhone when in landscape
●And many other smaller UI changes and tweaks have been made
3.4.2
2012-11-15
•Astronomy Magazine Newsticker shows up-to-date space & astronomy news
•Tweaked up some UI bits for the iPad mini
•Fixed a problem with the GPS that would cause it to use the default location of Silicon Valley.
•Tweaked up some UI bits for the iPad mini
•Fixed a problem with the GPS that would cause it to use the default location of Silicon Valley.
3.4.1
2012-09-28
* Added support for SETI Intistute's search of exo-solar systems
3.4.0
2012-09-26
•Real-time SETI feeds showing where the SETI Institute's antenna arrays are pointing
•Tag the stars with distances, magnitudes and various identifiers
•New Milky Way image
•Addressed many small issues and requests
•Tag the stars with distances, magnitudes and various identifiers
•New Milky Way image
•Addressed many small issues and requests
3.3.3
2012-06-02
* Added several new lens-flare styles
* Deep-sky wonders are now displayed as glyphs, instead of points
* Increased the accuracy of the moon's location so eclipses can be more readily simulated.
* Increased performance on the 3rd generation iPad
* Numerous bug fixes
* Deep-sky wonders are now displayed as glyphs, instead of points
* Increased the accuracy of the moon's location so eclipses can be more readily simulated.
* Increased performance on the 3rd generation iPad
* Numerous bug fixes
3.3.2
2012-03-25
3.3.2
* Fixed one button that wasn't sized correctly for the new iPad's retina display
* Other smaller cosmetic tweaks for the same reason
* Venus should now show the correct phase at all times
* Fixed a crash in the time strip when scrolling through the end of a Leap Year.
3.3.1
* Increased the Night Sky Network range to 300 miles fixing an issue for users in sparsely populated areas.
* Toolbar supports double-sized icons for the iPad HD.
3.3.0
* See all of the astronomical activities in your area using NASA's Night Sky Network. (US only)
* Increased the performance up to 100%
* Lens flares add a more photographic quality to the imagery
* Dozens of UI enhancements and performance tweaks
* Fixed one button that wasn't sized correctly for the new iPad's retina display
* Other smaller cosmetic tweaks for the same reason
* Venus should now show the correct phase at all times
* Fixed a crash in the time strip when scrolling through the end of a Leap Year.
3.3.1
* Increased the Night Sky Network range to 300 miles fixing an issue for users in sparsely populated areas.
* Toolbar supports double-sized icons for the iPad HD.
3.3.0
* See all of the astronomical activities in your area using NASA's Night Sky Network. (US only)
* Increased the performance up to 100%
* Lens flares add a more photographic quality to the imagery
* Dozens of UI enhancements and performance tweaks
3.3.1
2012-03-14
3.3.2
* Fixed one button that wasn't sized correctly for the new iPad's retina display
* Other smaller cosmetic tweaks for the same reason
* Venus should now show the correct phase at all times
* Fixed a crash in the time strip when scrolling through the end of a Leap Year.
3.3.1
* Increased the Night Sky Network range to 300 miles fixing an issue for users in sparsely populated areas.
* Toolbar supports double-sized icons for the iPad HD.
3.3.0
* See all of the astronomical activities in your area using NASA's Night Sky Network. (US only)
* Increased the performance up to 100%
* Lens flares add a more photographic quality to the imagery
* Dozens of UI enhancements and performance tweaks
* Fixed one button that wasn't sized correctly for the new iPad's retina display
* Other smaller cosmetic tweaks for the same reason
* Venus should now show the correct phase at all times
* Fixed a crash in the time strip when scrolling through the end of a Leap Year.
3.3.1
* Increased the Night Sky Network range to 300 miles fixing an issue for users in sparsely populated areas.
* Toolbar supports double-sized icons for the iPad HD.
3.3.0
* See all of the astronomical activities in your area using NASA's Night Sky Network. (US only)
* Increased the performance up to 100%
* Lens flares add a more photographic quality to the imagery
* Dozens of UI enhancements and performance tweaks
3.3.0
2012-03-05
* See all of the astronomical activities in your area using NASA's Night Sky Network. (US only)
* Increased the performance up to 100%
* Lens flares add a more photographic quality to the imagery
* Dozens of UI enhancements and performance tweaks
* Increased the performance up to 100%
* Lens flares add a more photographic quality to the imagery
* Dozens of UI enhancements and performance tweaks
3.2.2
2011-09-27
* Fixed some small UI bugs
* Changed some artwork
* Disabled the real-time cloud data due to new restrictions from the data supplier.
* Changed some artwork
* Disabled the real-time cloud data due to new restrictions from the data supplier.
3.2.1
2011-05-19
* Twilight Planner now works with the iPad 2 camera
* Fixed some issues with pre-iOS4 devices
* Added date/time to the Whats Up? Screen
* Fixed some typos and made a few UI tweaks
* Fixed some issues with pre-iOS4 devices
* Added date/time to the Whats Up? Screen
* Fixed some typos and made a few UI tweaks
Cheat Codes for In-App Purchases
| Item | Price | iPhone/iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubble Guide Star Catalog (Adds an additional 17 million stars to Distant Suns (max). Each added with love.) |
Free |
JD448344374✱✱✱✱✱ | 7416C50✱✱✱✱✱ |
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Ratings
4.3 out of 5
93 Ratings
Reviews
fishmonklv.x,
All around useful Astro app
I've been an amateur astronomer & astronomy writer for over 30 years, and have seen a lot of software for stargazers. Since 1.0 for Windows, Distant Suns has been a great introduction to the sky, and a useful resource for users at any level. Since being ported to the iPhone, it has retained all the virtues of the original, and steadily added functionality while continuously improving the user interface. The developer is clearly committed to supporting users, and at a price that makes this one of the best bargains going. It doesn't quite measure up to Luminos in functionality I personally find valuable, hence the 4 stars, but it does some things Luminos doesn't. I use both regularly.
Mike VV.,
Great sky app!
Updated August, 2018
The last couple weeks Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars have all been in the sky, but Mars has been rising after Venus has been setting (depending on you views of the horizon).
I suspected that they may soon converge...
Annnnnd thanks to Distant Sun’s “What’Up?” Feature I just scrolled into the future, at 7pm, into September and October and see that mid-September should provide some nights when I/we all can photograph all four planets in the sky.
This “What’s Up?” is one awesome feature!!!
Thank you, Distant Suns!!!!!!
:)
Original review:
I have had the free version for years. I hesitated on paying because I was not sure that it contained some features.
Please know that Distant Suns Max DOES contain
1) position awareness... The screen moves to where you are pointing
2) it can draw the images of the constellations for you (per setting/preference)
3) when you look through the floor/ground it shows you the southern sky
4) it does have a red screen image, to help preserve your night eye sensitivity
5) it will also jump to show you the sky on a date/time you select
God bless you, Distant Suns development team!
Keep looking up!
The last couple weeks Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars have all been in the sky, but Mars has been rising after Venus has been setting (depending on you views of the horizon).
I suspected that they may soon converge...
Annnnnd thanks to Distant Sun’s “What’Up?” Feature I just scrolled into the future, at 7pm, into September and October and see that mid-September should provide some nights when I/we all can photograph all four planets in the sky.
This “What’s Up?” is one awesome feature!!!
Thank you, Distant Suns!!!!!!
:)
Original review:
I have had the free version for years. I hesitated on paying because I was not sure that it contained some features.
Please know that Distant Suns Max DOES contain
1) position awareness... The screen moves to where you are pointing
2) it can draw the images of the constellations for you (per setting/preference)
3) when you look through the floor/ground it shows you the southern sky
4) it does have a red screen image, to help preserve your night eye sensitivity
5) it will also jump to show you the sky on a date/time you select
God bless you, Distant Suns development team!
Keep looking up!
SeamlessTire,
syncing services don't work
Although I am very much signed in to iCloud the application will not recognize that and as a result won't sync properly. Crashes after toggling permissions in settings. This becomes permanent. After uninstalling and reinstalling the application no longer presents anything but a blackscreen after the tutorial is finished. This is perhaps what others are running into as well. iPad Pro 12.9" 5th Gen. iOS 15.5 This is super disappointing, but I understand your best. We had DS on Mac OS 7.5 in the 90s and it was largely responsible for my unending fascination with the cosmos. How do you look at the solar system or other objects from different angles? That was one of the best and most important features of the early Distant Sun Programs.
SugimotoKoitsu,
Wonderful night photo aid.
This app is a great aid to plan rural night photo shoots. The ability to select future times, dates and set locations is extremely useful. Having used Distant Suns on iPod Touches for several years, I'm even more impressed by the added functions gained on my new iPhone. One caveat: don't enable the iPhone's compass' True North option if you're planning to use the Distant Suns' compass function for point to identify objects in the night sky. The result will be a sky map off by your local magnetic declination.
tclark101,
Latest version big disappointment
Overview: Distant Suns used to be my “go to” app for finding the planets and constellations. Now it’s a confusing mess.
More info: When you opened the app, it “just worked.” Now I can’t even figure out how to turn on labels for celestial objects and each time I open the app it pops up an iCloud sync error message (I do not use iCloud and it should not pop this message up every time the app is opened). Once you are able to get through to the sky view, you are presented a sky without labels and without constellation lines, and beneath a group of icons that have no clear bearing on what the features do (except for the compass and lock).
I can see that the developer put a lot of work into the 5.0 update, but they went seriously wrong from a UI/UX design perspective.
More info: When you opened the app, it “just worked.” Now I can’t even figure out how to turn on labels for celestial objects and each time I open the app it pops up an iCloud sync error message (I do not use iCloud and it should not pop this message up every time the app is opened). Once you are able to get through to the sky view, you are presented a sky without labels and without constellation lines, and beneath a group of icons that have no clear bearing on what the features do (except for the compass and lock).
I can see that the developer put a lot of work into the 5.0 update, but they went seriously wrong from a UI/UX design perspective.
PerryBorenstein,
It's so amazing
It's easy to get numb to the magic of technology. But this app can remind you how mind boggling a smart phone or tablet is. This app contains so much graphical, cosmological, and text data, one can ignore how it amazingly uses location, compass, and graphics to reveal the mind-bloggingly big universe. It could use better documentation, for those of us new to astronomy. But click preferences, system, and turn on compass: and viola! Point to the sky and the universe is yours.
cft073,
What happened to this app?
I haven’t used it in a while, now I updated it and it’s all messed up. It insists I sign into iCloud (which I am) but doesn’t recognize it. The sky field is too dim to see what’s going on, the finder is too imprecise that it keeps selecting obscure stars in the background rather than the planet in the foreground. It insists that Venus is just about to rise (followed by the Sun) at 8 pm MST. Idk what this app is good for anymore.
Working User,
Best in Class
After testing and using a dozen similar apps, this is by far the best. Accessible for beginners, powerful for experienced users. I have been using for more than five years. Great for quick view of night sky, as well as planning for later viewing with scope or binocs. Don't mess around - get it, and pay the very affordable price - it is worth many times more.
Jay_The _Youth_Guy,
Crashes on iPhone X - used to be awesome...
I bought Distant Suns 10 or so years ago and it was awesome. Since then it has gone a bit down hill. Now when launching you don’t immediately get the live sky view, from what I can tell, and when you do go the the live view, it crashes when adjusting preferences... such a shame as it was the BEST star app and the compass and gyro features made it unbelievable for showing people what’s in the sky. Such a shame.
esotericmixer,
Used to be one of my favorite apps
I first downloaded Distant Suns in 2008 for my iPhone 3G, and it was mind-blowing. I’ve been using it on and off since then. However, the app has become nearly unusable lately. It doesn’t start off in AR/compass mode, and tapping on a constellation or a star simply doesn’t work anymore. I couldn’t even use it on Sirius! Developer, please update and fix this app so it works properly on the latest version of iOS.
