SkyORB for Windows 8 and 8.1

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Category: Education
Published by: realtech VR ?
Size: 92 MB
Supported processors: x64, x86, ARM
Language: English (United States) and 6 other languages ?
Learn more: Website & Support
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Every month, we update the SkyORB app to make it faster and better than ever. In this update • New : Support for Surface Dial • Fixed screen corruption on Surface Studio • Other bug fixes and improvements ----- We appreciate the continued help of users to identify and detail bugs. realtech VR developers are dedicated to updating SkyORB regularly to make sure they deliver the best experience. If you have any issues to report or suggestions to make, please visit our support site: http://www.realtech-vr.com/support/

SkyORB

SkyORB is a fast and lightweight astronomy app including a 3D star map, 3D planetarium, ephemeris with notifications, search engine, sun clock, point to sky, weather, and more. "We love SkyORB because it not only offers 3D images of the planets and the stars in the sky, along with comets and asteroids, but it also comes a 'point to sky' feature that allows you to aim your handset towards a star or planet and it'll identify it for you. " - PC Advisor ★★★★★ SkyORB features many functions as a 3D real-time representation of the planets position around the sun, warn the user when a phenomenon is occurs as a full moon, a planet really visible, which is worth the observation. The app also features an interactive 3D visualization of the stellar neighbourhood, including over 100000 nearby stars, and 3D visualization of the Milky Way. Free with in-app purchase for premium upgrade including: • Monthly updates, • More information displayed, • Live tiles without reminders, • More view unlocked, • Screenshot and full screen without UI available, • And much more! Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/skyorb Check out our Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/realtech_VR Check out the app website for more information, documentation, videos and more at http://www.realtech-vr.com/skyorb/

Features:

Fast and lightweight.
a 3D real-time planetarium with photo-realistic rendering,
Comets and satellites positions, with update from the Web for latest entries,
Weather forecast from current location
Ephemeris including next 60 days astronomy events, including peak day of meteors showers, date of planet elongation and opposition. Including live tiles support.
Display day/night terminator on a world map,
Powerful universal search engine: type few letter and find a matching nebula
Moon phases with dates, including rise and set times
Ability to simulate the sky from any place in the world and even from other planet like Mars
Ability to move fast forward and backward in time
Enhanced for Direct3D 11, support for 4K display.
3D visualization of the stellar neighbourhood and Milky Way
Surface Dial support for zooming and planet selection

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40 comments

27 May 2016

when it starts then the splash screen comes but after then the black screen come I have waited for about 1 hour but nothing happened

2 March 2016

fun but not so much

2 March 2016

nice

15 December 2015

The best app ever

30 December 2014

App response slow, intermittent. No help, no support. Many basic features only available in premium version. Bottom line - this app does not work.

4 December 2014

I'm not an astronomer, so I can't verify if this app has any accuracy, but it looks right! Very fascinating!

15 November 2014

Seems to hang up a lot. Non-intuitive. What few functions I could get to work seemed fine, but commands and gestures weren't consistent across views.

7 October 2014

I cannot find any zoom options and I you should make it easier to change your location. THERE IS NO OPTIONS!

12 August 2014

The program itself has potential however it does not work well on my Surface Pro 3. After using it for a short period of time none of the buttons seem to work to switch between the various sections of the application. The problem is that the button "hot spots" no longer line up with their screen icons. Initially I thought this was due to the calibration of the touch screen but using the track pad on the Surface Keyboard it is apparent that they are completely off center. For instance, hovering over the Sky View brings up the dialog for the phases of the moon. It actually takes a reboot to temporarily correct the problem. This essentially renders the program unusable. Probably an easy fix... I will upgrade my rating when this is fixed. Addendum: With this final reboot of the Surface the buttons now seem to work as they should. I am experiencing random crashes when moving back and forth within the program but I have added another star as the controls seem to be working as they should.

10 May 2014

Interface is overly complex and glitchy. That said, it is still one of the best of these types of apps on the Windows Store...