SkyORB 3D

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Softonic- ★★★★
"SkyORB's new look 3D interface is very slick and basic navigation of the solar system in 3D is easy and fun"

This astronomy program charts the stars, planets, and other celestial objects such as comets and asteroids and lets you navigate through space.

SkyORB features a 3D interface, a search engine, a large catalog of stars (Hyparcos), deep objects (NGC/IC 2000) planets, current satellite (including current launch missions) (MPC) and let you choose see the actual sky from any point on Earth.

*** App enhanced for OSX Lion with Multi-Touch Gestures, OpenGL 3.2 and native Full-Screen ***

This new version includes a redesigned user interface, easier to use with its tool tips, help documentation, access to Facebook community,

Key features:

• Allows you to fine tune your observation location from the database of by entering longitude and latitude or automatically with Location Services,
• Allows to go back and forth in time with precision using PLAN404 series (accurate from 3000 B.C. to 3000 A.D)
• Information like sunset and sunrise are computed as well as moonrise and moonset and full / new moon dates and automatically generated calendar of upcoming astronomy events.
• 3D planetarium with planets and satellites and 3 different views with 3D objects with different level of details using photo realistic textures and visuals.
• 3D animation of the solar system in real-time or fast forward, with actual facts for each planets.
• 3D sky map with real-time precession with planets, stars, constellations, deep objects, comets and satellites,
• Comets and satellites trajectories which can be updated among 6 differents databases including IAU Minor Planet Center.
• Displays the world map sun clock with rise and set.
• Multi-touch trackpad (on some devices) with pinching-to-zoom gesture is supported for zoom-in and out.
• Universal search engine.
• Weather retrieval base from location.


Check out the video on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqPP1Kx33kk

Check out our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SkyORB/120203608017193

Check out our Twitter page:
http://www.twitter.com/realtech_VR

Note: This program requires a video card with at least 128MB of video memory. OSX 10.7.3 recommended. Not compatible with OSX 10.6 with Intel GPU.

Whats New in Version 4.1.1
+ Improved full screen toggle.
+ Fixed mars oblatness.
+ Updated calendar generator.
+ More views added
+ Korean and German language added

What's New in Version 4.2.0
OSX Mountain Lion ready

• Full 2880 x 1800 Retina Macbook support
• 3D Stereoscopic rendering (requires 3D TV with LCD 3D Glasses).
• Added more textures for mode planets
• Improved space view with moon orbits and better time shift functionality
• Notification center support: Be alerted when an important astronomy event is occuring.
• Main asteroid belt simulation.
• Added Mimas, Hyperion, Japetus, Phoebe, Daphnis, Mab, Altas, Pandora and Cupid satellites.
• Updated astronomy engine, support for latest leap seconds (from 1st of July 2012)

What's New in Version 4.2.8

✓ Address an issue when downloading corrupted two elements items
✓ Added zoom slider in space view.

What's New in Version 4.4.0

Improvements:
• New feature: Zoom all the way in to the solar system, or zoom all the way out to the rest of the Milky Way
• Address an issue in the the local view when sometimes, the orientation was locked back to north.