iStellar Hack 2.9.5 + Redeem Codes
Developer: AstroArts Inc.
Category: Navigation
Price: $3.99 (Download for free)
Version: 2.9.5
ID: com.astroarts.iStellar
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Description
iStellar is a planetarium App that shows the starry sky seen from the place and time of your choice. It is optimized for Multi-Touch control, allowing you to operate intuitively; drag to move the star chart, pinch to zoom in and out, and so on.
The star chart can be rotated from portrait to landscape, and you can even fix the location via GPS (only for iPhone 3G).
FEATURES
- Over 16,000 star data, with name for 254 stars
- Twinkles like actual stars
- Simulates distortion (atmospheric refraction and extinction) at low altitude
- Displays the Sun, daylight, twilight, the Moon (with shape and phase), 8 planets, Pluto
- Shows name, line and picture for all constellations
- Milky Way with real tone
- Plots Messier objects and their names
- Comets with accurate position and magnitude. Data can be downloaded whenever available
- Meteor Shower Radiants
- Solar eclipse simulation with high accuracy
- Adjustable moonlight and light polution
- Landscape and azimuth / direction grid
- Beautiful animation (real-time, adjusted time, reversal)
- Simulates every second between 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 2099
- Switches screen according to the device's orientation
- Zoom by pinching(3 to 180 degrees)
- Easy moving through the sky by dragging, and centering by double-tap
- Object Search function
- Free choice of location and time zone, instant setting with GPS
The star chart can be rotated from portrait to landscape, and you can even fix the location via GPS (only for iPhone 3G).
FEATURES
- Over 16,000 star data, with name for 254 stars
- Twinkles like actual stars
- Simulates distortion (atmospheric refraction and extinction) at low altitude
- Displays the Sun, daylight, twilight, the Moon (with shape and phase), 8 planets, Pluto
- Shows name, line and picture for all constellations
- Milky Way with real tone
- Plots Messier objects and their names
- Comets with accurate position and magnitude. Data can be downloaded whenever available
- Meteor Shower Radiants
- Solar eclipse simulation with high accuracy
- Adjustable moonlight and light polution
- Landscape and azimuth / direction grid
- Beautiful animation (real-time, adjusted time, reversal)
- Simulates every second between 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 2099
- Switches screen according to the device's orientation
- Zoom by pinching(3 to 180 degrees)
- Easy moving through the sky by dragging, and centering by double-tap
- Object Search function
- Free choice of location and time zone, instant setting with GPS
Version history
2.9.5
2020-06-02
* Fixed a possible crash on startup
2.9.4
2020-05-28
Optimization on iOS 13
2.9.3
2019-12-16
* Fixed a potential bug where the date/time display could be wrong when a scene is loaded.
2.9.1
2019-01-08
* Supports the iPhone X series.
* Fixed the error of URL call function.
* Fixed the error of URL call function.
2.9.0
2017-02-02
* Due to update of the development tool OS requirements changed to iOS 8.0 or later.
* Fixed an error where the sunset glow failed to appear.
* Fixed the erroneous titles of Object Display setting screens.
* Automated updating of data.
* Shows iOS status bar at the top of the star chart.
* Fixed an error where the sunset glow failed to appear.
* Fixed the erroneous titles of Object Display setting screens.
* Automated updating of data.
* Shows iOS status bar at the top of the star chart.
2.8.2
2015-11-24
- Updated trajectory data of Hayabusa-2.
2.8.1
2015-10-12
- Fixed a potential crash at startup that could occur with iOS 9.
- New download URL for orbital elements.
- Updated Help.
- New download URL for orbital elements.
- Updated Help.
2.8.0
2015-07-28
- Added display of Hayabusa 2.
2.7.7
2015-07-07
- Fixed an error with iOS 7 where the display turns upside down when sensor synchronization starts in landscape mode.
2.7.6
2015-01-28
* Modified the Location Setting screen.
* Fixed a potential crash that occurrs when setting the location.
* Fixed a potential crash that occurrs when setting the location.
2.7.5
2015-01-14
* On/off of "Enable Compass" takes effect after restarting the app.
* Calibration is not performed when the compass is disabled.
* Correct rise/set times of the planets in the Object Information.
* Calibration is not performed when the compass is disabled.
* Correct rise/set times of the planets in the Object Information.
2.7.4
2014-12-16
* Fixed an error where the app fails to acquire location with iOS 8.
* Fixed a crash that occurs when comet display is on with iPhone 5s and later.
* Fixed an error where the display is upside down in landscape mode with iOS 7.
* Fixed a crash that occurs when comet display is on with iPhone 5s and later.
* Fixed an error where the display is upside down in landscape mode with iOS 7.
2.7.3
2014-11-11
- Fixed an error with iOS 7 where the angle of view and limit magnitude alter when the screen rotates.
2.7.2
2014-11-04
- Shows the sun without halo around time of eclipse maximum.
- Night vision display renewed.
- Sensor follow-up function renewed.
- Officially supports iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
- On/off of sensor follow-up function enabled.
- Fixed an error where virtual sizes of Sun/Moon/Planets differ between Retina/non-Retina display.
- Fixed an error with iPhone 5/6 Series where the angle of view and limit magnitude alter when the screen rotates.
- Modified the description text and/or coordinate values in the Object Information for Arcturus and several Messier objects.
- More precise apparent positions of the stars.
- Fixed a potential crash on Find Object screen.
- Fixed an error with Update Data screen layout.
- Added description text to Update Data screen.
- Night vision display renewed.
- Sensor follow-up function renewed.
- Officially supports iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
- On/off of sensor follow-up function enabled.
- Fixed an error where virtual sizes of Sun/Moon/Planets differ between Retina/non-Retina display.
- Fixed an error with iPhone 5/6 Series where the angle of view and limit magnitude alter when the screen rotates.
- Modified the description text and/or coordinate values in the Object Information for Arcturus and several Messier objects.
- More precise apparent positions of the stars.
- Fixed a potential crash on Find Object screen.
- Fixed an error with Update Data screen layout.
- Added description text to Update Data screen.
2.7.1
2014-05-16
- Corrected wrong menu names in Help.
- Fixed an error where some of constellation pictures would flicker.
- Fixed an error where the Milky Way would not be displayed.
- Fixed an error where asterisms would not be displayed.
- Fixed an error where radiants of meteor showers would be obscured by overlapping constellation pictures.
- Fixed an occasional error where all of Messier object names would appear when one of them was tapped and selected.
- Fixed an error where some of constellation pictures would flicker.
- Fixed an error where the Milky Way would not be displayed.
- Fixed an error where asterisms would not be displayed.
- Fixed an error where radiants of meteor showers would be obscured by overlapping constellation pictures.
- Fixed an occasional error where all of Messier object names would appear when one of them was tapped and selected.
2.7.0
2014-05-09
- Lunar eclipse simulation enabled.
- New constellation pictures.
- Fixed an error where the map could not be scrolled in location setting.
- Fixed an error where scenes in the Scene List would fail to show up.
- Fixed a drawing error of constellation lines.
- Corrected the faulty size of planets in Actual Size mode.
- New constellation pictures.
- Fixed an error where the map could not be scrolled in location setting.
- Fixed an error where scenes in the Scene List would fail to show up.
- Fixed a drawing error of constellation lines.
- Corrected the faulty size of planets in Actual Size mode.
2.6.1
2014-03-06
- Fixed display errors with iOS7 that occur at startup with horizontal orientation.
- Fixed a problem where guidance bars (TIME/UNIT) overlap the date & time numbers.
- Fixed an error that shows a wrong year on every year-end.
- Includes asterisms in Scene Copied as URL/Bookmarked.
- Scene Copied as URL enabled to be specified in Julian Day (for downloads from StellaCloud).
- Modified Help description.
- Fixed a problem where guidance bars (TIME/UNIT) overlap the date & time numbers.
- Fixed an error that shows a wrong year on every year-end.
- Includes asterisms in Scene Copied as URL/Bookmarked.
- Scene Copied as URL enabled to be specified in Julian Day (for downloads from StellaCloud).
- Modified Help description.
2.6.0
2013-10-31
- Modifies calculation method for limiting magnitude of planets.
- Fixes an error that occurs when going back 24 months with a single
scroll of the month.
- Adds image and description of Corvus.
- Changes the background of About iStellar screen.
- Enables display and search of asterisms.
- Shows stars up to magnitude 8.0.
- Shows comet tails.
- New landscape picture.
- Fixes an error that occurs when going back 24 months with a single
scroll of the month.
- Adds image and description of Corvus.
- Changes the background of About iStellar screen.
- Enables display and search of asterisms.
- Shows stars up to magnitude 8.0.
- Shows comet tails.
- New landscape picture.
2.5.8
2013-05-30
Modify so that to ignore a specific error that occurs when acquiring location information.
2.5.7
2012-11-27
-Compatible with iPhone 5's and iPod touch's (5th generation) 4 inch retina display.
-Fix the problem of star map on startup.
-Fix the problem of star map on startup.
2.5.6
2012-08-29
- Modify the drawing order of the sun, the moon and planets.
- Display transit of Mercury and Venus.
- Display transit of Mercury and Venus.
2.5.5
2012-08-09
- Corresponding to the meteor
- Display the accuracy when GPS measures the location.
- Fixed a problem when App retuens from back ground and downs after viewing the location setting.
- Confirm in the case of URL includes location or time zone when it is called.
- Fixed a problem star chart is not updated when URL is called.
- Fixed a problen that the coordinates on the map is not updated.
- Fixed a problem that Venus is displayed in front of The Moon at Venus occultation by the Moon.
- Fixed a problem that the variable star is out of position on retina display
- Fixed a problem that the constellation picture is not saved correctly when the secne is copied as a URL.
- Display the accuracy when GPS measures the location.
- Fixed a problem when App retuens from back ground and downs after viewing the location setting.
- Confirm in the case of URL includes location or time zone when it is called.
- Fixed a problem star chart is not updated when URL is called.
- Fixed a problen that the coordinates on the map is not updated.
- Fixed a problem that Venus is displayed in front of The Moon at Venus occultation by the Moon.
- Fixed a problem that the variable star is out of position on retina display
- Fixed a problem that the constellation picture is not saved correctly when the secne is copied as a URL.
2.5.4
2011-12-06
- Fixed a problem when you can't follow directions to obtain the corrected angular orientation.
2.5.3
2011-10-18
MODIFICATION
- Fixed star name data.
- Fixed a problem drawing the star chart stop when you open notification on iOS 5.
- Fixed initialization problems.
- Update Moon, the planet's orbital data.
- Fixed star name data.
- Fixed a problem drawing the star chart stop when you open notification on iOS 5.
- Fixed initialization problems.
- Update Moon, the planet's orbital data.
2.5.2
2011-02-25
MODIFICATION
- Fixed the time display error when 24-Hour Time was OFF in the Date & Time settings.
- Fixed the time display error when 24-Hour Time was OFF in the Date & Time settings.
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Ratings
4 out of 5
1 Ratings
Reviews
Chickenstickers,
Sure beats trying to find stars on a real star atlas ...
The "Light Pollution" setting is a brilliant feature for deciding what you could actually see in-town. This is also one of the only apps I've seen that includes the Constellation Picture/Artwork so you can try to visualize what you actually see. The app feels very light-weight and not prone to crashing from heavy use.
I can go stargazing anytime and anyplace using this app! Search for a constellation, check the name of a star, or simply admire the sunset, twinkling stars, the Milky Way, etc. iStellar is no less functional than an actual star atlas/planetarium, and far more easy to control!
I can go stargazing anytime and anyplace using this app! Search for a constellation, check the name of a star, or simply admire the sunset, twinkling stars, the Milky Way, etc. iStellar is no less functional than an actual star atlas/planetarium, and far more easy to control!
Dan Schroeder,
Simple and beautiful
There are now seven serious star-charting apps in the iTunes Store (as of 30 January 2009). Each is good in its own ways, and each has its weaknesses.
iStellar is one of the simpler apps. It starts up quickly, draws gorgeous sky images, and is very easy to use. Users will especially appreciate the beautiful full-color stars and constellation artwork. As of this writing, iStellar is the only app that includes artwork for all 88 constellations. It also offers a wider zoom range than any app except GoSkyWatch, and a very nice user interface for setting the time and showing time-lapse animation.
One nice feature for beginners is that iStellar draws planets as stars--the way they actually appear in the sky. Most of the other apps use either special symbols or photographs taken from space.
The main weakness of iStellar is that it doesn't tell you anything else about the objects in the sky. Nor can you search for an object by name; the app simply shows you what you'll see in a given direction, from a given place, at a given time. You can't see what's below your current horizon, so you have to change the time or location to view the other half of the sky.
The settings in iStellar give you full control over which extra elements are drawn on the chart: constellation lines, names, and pictures; names of planets and brighter stars; and a collection of 110 clusters, nebulae, and galaxies (represented by colored symbols, not images). There's also a light pollution setting that can hide the fainter stars.
The closest competitors to iStellar at this time are Star Walk (even prettier images but less control over the appearance); iAstronomica (full-sky map and even easier to use, but shows a lot less); GoSkyWatch (wider zoom range but plainer images); and Distant Suns (much more information but also much more complex). If you want a more advanced app to complement (not replace) iStellar, consider Starmap or Uranus.
(This review is of version 1.0.4 of iStellar.)
iStellar is one of the simpler apps. It starts up quickly, draws gorgeous sky images, and is very easy to use. Users will especially appreciate the beautiful full-color stars and constellation artwork. As of this writing, iStellar is the only app that includes artwork for all 88 constellations. It also offers a wider zoom range than any app except GoSkyWatch, and a very nice user interface for setting the time and showing time-lapse animation.
One nice feature for beginners is that iStellar draws planets as stars--the way they actually appear in the sky. Most of the other apps use either special symbols or photographs taken from space.
The main weakness of iStellar is that it doesn't tell you anything else about the objects in the sky. Nor can you search for an object by name; the app simply shows you what you'll see in a given direction, from a given place, at a given time. You can't see what's below your current horizon, so you have to change the time or location to view the other half of the sky.
The settings in iStellar give you full control over which extra elements are drawn on the chart: constellation lines, names, and pictures; names of planets and brighter stars; and a collection of 110 clusters, nebulae, and galaxies (represented by colored symbols, not images). There's also a light pollution setting that can hide the fainter stars.
The closest competitors to iStellar at this time are Star Walk (even prettier images but less control over the appearance); iAstronomica (full-sky map and even easier to use, but shows a lot less); GoSkyWatch (wider zoom range but plainer images); and Distant Suns (much more information but also much more complex). If you want a more advanced app to complement (not replace) iStellar, consider Starmap or Uranus.
(This review is of version 1.0.4 of iStellar.)
3k-per-day.com,
Look Somewhere Else
I actually purchased this app by mistake. I wanted to view more details and read the reviews, but the apple store just starts the purchase without a confirmation.
Now for the app. It shows stars, it shows constellations. Ok, big whoop. You can't search for objects, you can't adjust magnitude to relate to your actual human eye view. The app doesn't track your position relative to the direction your facing. So basically, I'm not impressed and actually quite put out that I paid 9 bucks for this app which should have sold for 99 cents.
I believe they have a nice solid foundation on which to build and make improvements. But for now, this app is one to either avoid, or maybe the developer will rethink the price.
Bottom line. Look somewhere else.
Now for the app. It shows stars, it shows constellations. Ok, big whoop. You can't search for objects, you can't adjust magnitude to relate to your actual human eye view. The app doesn't track your position relative to the direction your facing. So basically, I'm not impressed and actually quite put out that I paid 9 bucks for this app which should have sold for 99 cents.
I believe they have a nice solid foundation on which to build and make improvements. But for now, this app is one to either avoid, or maybe the developer will rethink the price.
Bottom line. Look somewhere else.
Puschkin in SF,
"Incompatible with this iPhone"
That's the message I get after the most recent upgrade to iStellar. Tech Support at AstroArts gave the typical non-response:
We're sorry that you got trouble.
iStellar works any iPhone/iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0 or later. So you try re-sync application using iTunes.
I resync at least once a day, and I'm running the latest OS on an iPhone 3G.
We're sorry that you got trouble.
iStellar works any iPhone/iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0 or later. So you try re-sync application using iTunes.
I resync at least once a day, and I'm running the latest OS on an iPhone 3G.
EricN95033,
It's a toy
I have been using Planetarium for Palm OS for years. It has 2 million stars, full object databases, Alt-Az and sky view, rise/set times and much more. It is a professional grade tool. It's $30. This app is a fun toy but not worth the price.
Bozocity,
Impressive Upgrade
Astro Arts has done the right thing in correcting the upgrade path of iStellar. My iStellar 1 upgraded to iStellar 2 as promised. This is an impressive upgrade. I'll need to learn its many new features before writing a full review. Buy this app to support these devs as they perfect a truly original and comprehensive star chart. Descriptive content is still minimal, but the chart is becoming awesome and there are great efforts at an interface allowing detailed control of all elements.
It's a bit buggy in this release, but nothing serious. Stars may stop twinkling, and the buttons controling the grids don't always work.
Prior Reviews:
Version 1.2.2 fixes the problem of crashing upon launch.
Other tweeks needed:
• Awkward to have to push a start button to get the clock to advance in real time. Clock should run automatically by default.
• Light pollution mode needs to be more gradual. Turning it on wipes out too many stars even at the lowest setting.
• Darkness is not calculated properly. Sky is shown as too light to see stars even when it is actually completely dark outside.
Original review:
(Other apps have since caught up in teaching the constellations.)
Best App for Learning Constellations
The high price hurts sales, but this is actually the best app in the store for learning the constellations. It's not perfect, but feels like a work in progress written by people with significant expertise in astronomy, programming, and user interface design. I predict they will fix the flaws and would like to see the app receive more support from star gazers.
Not all other astronomy apps show cartoons for the constellations, and many that do include only an incomplete set. In nearly every case in other apps, the constellation lines are arbitrary rather than clear (why draw Geminii as a box with a line off it when it can appear as stick-figure twins?), and the cartoon is an arbitrary superimposition of a character that does not fit on top of its stars (why show the Serpent Bearer's serpent not following its line of stars?).
This is the only app showing carefully conceived, beautifully drawn lines and cartoons for every constellation. I have wondered since childhood how the ancients saw pictures in the night sky. This app shows me how.
Improvements needed: Night vision mode, especially in menus; foreground added to landscape shown at horizon; option to see below the horizon to see the gorgeous cartoons in the opposite hemisphere; short histories of the constellations.
It's a bit buggy in this release, but nothing serious. Stars may stop twinkling, and the buttons controling the grids don't always work.
Prior Reviews:
Version 1.2.2 fixes the problem of crashing upon launch.
Other tweeks needed:
• Awkward to have to push a start button to get the clock to advance in real time. Clock should run automatically by default.
• Light pollution mode needs to be more gradual. Turning it on wipes out too many stars even at the lowest setting.
• Darkness is not calculated properly. Sky is shown as too light to see stars even when it is actually completely dark outside.
Original review:
(Other apps have since caught up in teaching the constellations.)
Best App for Learning Constellations
The high price hurts sales, but this is actually the best app in the store for learning the constellations. It's not perfect, but feels like a work in progress written by people with significant expertise in astronomy, programming, and user interface design. I predict they will fix the flaws and would like to see the app receive more support from star gazers.
Not all other astronomy apps show cartoons for the constellations, and many that do include only an incomplete set. In nearly every case in other apps, the constellation lines are arbitrary rather than clear (why draw Geminii as a box with a line off it when it can appear as stick-figure twins?), and the cartoon is an arbitrary superimposition of a character that does not fit on top of its stars (why show the Serpent Bearer's serpent not following its line of stars?).
This is the only app showing carefully conceived, beautifully drawn lines and cartoons for every constellation. I have wondered since childhood how the ancients saw pictures in the night sky. This app shows me how.
Improvements needed: Night vision mode, especially in menus; foreground added to landscape shown at horizon; option to see below the horizon to see the gorgeous cartoons in the opposite hemisphere; short histories of the constellations.
