A Starry-Eyed Pro

There are several great astronomy apps for the iPad. There are a lot of utter useless junk. SkySafari Pro 5 is the top of the heap. I bought it when it was half-price for $19.99. I would have eventually paid the full $40. I have StarryNight Pro on my PC, which cost an arm and half a leg. Its great. But SkySafari Pro 5 is a strong, STRONG challenger to SNP for a pittance of the price. It is beautiful to look at. It is accurate and up to date. It shows the surface of Pluto as newly revealed by New Horizons (which StarryNight Pro has yet to do). It provides extensive information on any object you wish to click on. The info and photos of Saturn, for instance, are excellent. Whereas dear old SNP wants more money in order to control your scope, SkySafari Pro 5 gives it to you at no additional cost. So far, I have NO complaints about this app. For an amateur astronomer or just someone interested, SkySafari Pro 5 is the way to go! (P.S. StarryNight Pro 7 & SkySafari Pro 5 both come from Simulation Curriculum. Sorry for dissing SNP for SFP!)

Mike the Martian about SkySafari 5 Pro