Corrected issues with the compass orientation for motion tracking. Added ecliptic line to the sky. Added ability to control visibility of brightest stars. Corrected issues with Moon phase for antipodean users. Improved graphs for Sunrise and set. Take and share a screen capture just by pressing-and-holding the screen. Multiple rounds of rendering and computation optimizations for a smoother experience.

Completely rewritten from scratch, Pocket Universe 2 re-imagines what an astronomy application can do. Built on new frameworks with the latest tools, it's ready to keep up-to-date for the next ten years! - Added a "news" page to keep you up to date with the latest astronomical happenings Previous owners of Pocket Universe get an automatic life-time subscription!

Completely rewritten from scratch, Pocket Universe 2 re-imagines what an astronomy application can do. Built on new frameworks with the latest tools, it's ready to keep up-to-date for the next ten years! Previously owners of Pocket Universe get an automatic life-time subscription!

Added animated North American April 2024 eclipse map Updated sky events for 2024 Made text larger in Sky mode Made it more obvious how to turn off motion tracking

Happy New Year! In this update: * The text in the Sky view is larger if the device has the "large text" option set in Accessibility settings. * You can now create a list of visible objects from your personal site: for example, if you can only see to the North and West from your yard, you can remove things you won't be able to see from the list. The list is available from 'Extras / Visible from location', or by tap-and-holding on the Find icon from the Sky view. * Tap-and-hold on the Sky view to bring up a list of interesting objects currently visible. * Updated astronomical events for 2023. * Updated the icons in the Find view (thanks, Riley!) * Many bugs found and corrected, old code removed, some new images from the author and the JWST, and other minor tweaks. Thank you everyone for your feedback and support.

I'm back! Fixed an issue with the ISS orbital data not being downloaded, updated the event calendar for 2022, and made landing the falcon rocket a little easier.

This version fixes the fix that the previous fix didn't fix for everyone. But it should be fixed now! If Motion Tracking isn't working for you, please go to the app's own Settings and change the "Alternative Motion" setting right at the bottom of the list. Thanks! Happy Holidays!

Hi Pocket Universe users, and Season's Greetings!  It's a holiday miracle! This update fixes an issue that some users had with Motion Tracking.  If Motion Tracking is working fine for you, there's no need to install this update. Yes, work is progressing on the Next Generation version of Pocket Universe. Get in touch if you want in on testing!

Greetings, humans (and other intelligent creatures)! This update simplifies the User Interface a little, removes a lot of dusty code, and fixes some bugs. Enjoy!

Don't panic - Pocket Universe is here to help you learn your way around the night sky. This update brings some visual improvements to the Moon Phase, ISS, and the Moons of Jupiter and Saturn views. Some bugs related to notifications have been fixed, an issue with Tour resolved, and the return of that most useful (!) piece of information: the Stardate. As always, bug reports and feature suggestions very welcome! Pocket Universe is in constant development thanks to YOU.

Happy New Year! * Brand new satellite view, to get an idea as to the number of satellites orbiting the Earth * Fixed some issues for Southern Hemisphere users * Updated all the Astronomical Event notification reminders for 2019 Believe it or not, this is the 20th year I've been working on Pocket Universe! Thank you for supporting its development!

Hello Pocket Universe users! In this update: Fixed a crashing bug when opening Saturn's moons from Saturn's pop-up. Improved rendering of the Moon during daylight. ISS co-ordinates should no longed be obscured. Wikipedia content is rendered on a black background. The Settings page has three presets to quickly switch between options, ideal for beginners. The constellation boundary shapes can be optionally displayed. Pocket Universe is a registered trademark.

Thanks for using Pocket Universe! This version includes the following updates and fixes: New! Incorporated summary information from Wikipedia for most objects. Improved! AR Views updated with latest SDK release. Improved! Better Help and About information. Improved! More UI refinements for different screen sizes and orientations. Fixed! Improved Find and other views, especially on smaller screens. Fixed! Corrected some more 'wow, how did that ever work?!' bugs. Please enjoy the app, and provide feedback how I can make it better!

Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy, lies a small unregarded developer who has been fixing bugs in Pocket Universe just for you. As well as a plethora of (that means "too many") bug fixes, it's now possible search for the brightest satellites, by name or from a list (it used to include Humanity Star, but that one just burned up. awww...) Clear skies!

In the excitement of shipping the cool new Augmented Reality features, a few bugs snuck in related to the Planets and Orrery 3D views. They have been asked to leave. Sorry for the inconvenience.

New! More new Augmented Reality modes: now you can now display a model of the Solar System (an Orrery) on your table tap. (Requires iOS 11 and an iPhone 6S or later.)

Greetings, Pocket Universe fans! This update brings to important features. Firstly, the app has been updated to support the iPhone X. Hurrah! And secondly.. it's time for some Augmented Reality! Now you can bring the Solar System right into your living room! If you are using iOS devices with an A9 or better processor (iPhone 6s and later), you can view the Sun, planets, and Moon like never before. Look for details on the surface of Mars, or marvel at the immense scale of the planets and Solar System - and then watch as they spin and orbit. Remember, if you have a stereo headset adaptor for your iPhone, you can also use that to provide a Virtual Reality look at the sky, or an Augmented Reality view if you take it outdoors. Don't worry what the neighbors say: you're doing science! Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision!

Are you ready for the Solar Eclipse? On August 21st, 2017 the population of North America is in for a treat. Use the new Solar Eclipse Tracker view to make sure you are in the shadow and get to see a Total Eclipse. Partial Eclipses are great and all, but Total Eclipses are AMAZING!!

Bugs fixed, improvements made, dreams dreamed. Specifically: * Updated the "What's up" view on the opening screen - tap it to open the larger view, and tap each body for rise/set times. * Fixed an issue with mythological outlines not being drawn. * Fixed some location display issues. * Switched to using the Safari web control to view internet content. * Might be a little easier to land a Falcon 9 now (I'm not saying Mr Musk uses it for training purposes, but..)

New! Augmented / Virtual Reality view. Pop your phone into a headset and explore the sky in a new way. New! Force Touch support on iPhone 7. Tweaked! Updated Moon images to be much, much clearer. Tweaked! New buttons on the Dashboard view. Fixed! Corrected issue with selecting Preset location and displaying location name. Fixed! Corrected issue with FFWD button in Time view being squashed.. Fixed! Corrected issue with select Date/Time setting and Reset view not working. Added! Probably a few exciting new bugs!

* This update is a major rewrite, with many updates and improvements. * Tweaked! Updated dashboard view, with a mini What's up you can tap to enlarge. * Tweaked! Dashboard view has nice pictures during the daylight hours. * New! A meteor is shown on the mini What's up view if there is a meteor shower. * New! You can now go straight to Settings, Find and Extras from the Dashboard view. * New! You can now go immediately to the sky view when the app starts. * New! You can also disable the opening animation. * Fixed! Many bugs fixed, including many to NGC object data. * Added! Exciting new bugs! Welcome loyal Pocket Universe users! As you might know, Pocket Universe has been on the App Store for a very long time, and gone through many updates and improvements. This version may look very familiar, but behind the scenes every line of code has been examined, and probably rewritten as the app has been overhauled to the latest iOS coding standards. As a result, the app is faster, more reliable and much easier for me to add new features (which I will). Thank you all very much for your years of support. It's been my pleasure to work on Pocket Universe, and I hope you continue to enjoy using it. -john

Pocket Universe continues to be updated, fixed, and improved. *New* Support for iMessage - send your friends the current Moon phase or monthly sky news *Updated* Astronomical events for 2017 *Bug fixes* Daylight time graph Location setting Other things.. Sorry there's nothing amusing in this What's New but.. you know.

Meanwhile, far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy, on a planet orbiting a small unregarded yellow sun, an ape descendant spent his evenings and weekends working on fixing some software that other ape descendants used on their phones to look at the sky. On this particular planet, ape descendants thought phones were a pretty neat idea, and they would spend all their time staring at the screens and sending each other pictures of themselves and arguing about an ape descendant with orange hair. The planet had a problem, and the problem was that many of the people on it were unhappy. Many solutions were proposed, but most of them involved the people just being nice to each other, and for some reason, many of the people on that planet weren't very good at doing that, and insisted on telling all the other people what they were doing wrong, and what they should be doing instead. The ape descendent working on the software didn't like it when all the people were being mean to each other, and instead tried to write software to show them that they were all really rather small organic things, floating on a rock in a gigantic universe, and what they all needed was to get some perspective and just chill out a lot more. And so: New! Night tour - your nightly talking guide! Available when the sky is dark. New! Dashboard now has at-a-glance What's up view (tap it for more). Fixed! Fixed issues with location and location access requests. Fixed! Resolved problems switching to and from landscape for many views. Fixed! Corrected WikiPedia links issue. Fixed! Compass points location position corrected on iPad. Removed! Took out the secret stereo mode for now, as it caused Bad Things to happen. Tweaked! Updated launch screen and opening animation. Tweaked! Controls on Virtual Sky view updated. Tweaked! Milky Way visibility adjusted. Terminated! Loads of bugs given a good hasta la vista, baby.

Plenty of updates in this version! * New-look dashboard display, with a mini-What's Up view (tap it for the full-sized one) * First version of a "Night sky tour" feature, to point out interesting things to look for. Let me know if you like it! * Many, many bugs sent to the big bug farm. Hey! Having any issues after the update? Please let me know! Tap "Extras" and "About" for Support information, thanks!

* Updated celestial event notifications for 2016. * Now supports 3D touch for zooming into the virtual sky with a press. Double-tap will restore default view. * Improved graphic effects and more night-vision friendly views. * Lots of bugs sent to wherever it is bugs go to when they die. Wisconsin? * I wish this version had a gravitational waves detector built-in, but sadly that is beyond my programming ability (at this time). Dropping your device on your foot is the next best thing I can suggest. Meanwhile.. My first is in defogger but not in fodder My second is in accountant but not in coconut My third is in seminal but not in amnesia My fourth is in aide but not in die My fifth is in exportation but not in preparation My sixth is in stridency but not in discreteness What am I?