Virtual Planetarium - Sky Map
Live stargazing, AR stargazing
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Carry the night sky in your pocket.
Virtual Planetarium lets you explore real-time stars, constellations, and celestial events—anytime, anywhere.
Virtual Planetarium is a starry sky exploration and learning app for the general public and astronomy enthusiasts. Based on real celestial data and astronomical algorithms, it brings the vast starry sky to the palm of your hand. With Planetarium Mobile, you can view the sky anytime, anywhere, explore constellations and planets, simulate various rare astronomical phenomena, and learn a wealth of astronomical knowledge. Whether you're a student looking to enhance your astronomy interests, an amateur astronomer seeking observation assistance, or simply a casual user appreciating the night sky, Planetarium Mobile offers an immersive observing experience.
Feature Highlights
1. Realistic Starry Sky Simulation
Built-in celestial data recreates the sky as it would have appeared at that moment based on date, time, and geographic location.
Users can freely select a location and time to simulate the starry sky from any region around the world.
Speed forward and backward time allows for easy observation of celestial motion and astronomical phenomena.
Supporting AR real-time viewing, it combines real-world views with the phone's starry sky, making celestial object identification even easier.
2. Star and Constellation Identification
Covering 88 common constellations and thousands of stars, with complete and detailed information. Provides a connection diagram for over 318 Chinese astronomical officials, admiring the wisdom of the ancients.
Provides information such as celestial body names, brightness, and coordinates, facilitating both observation and learning.
Provides real-time positions of tens of thousands of artificial satellites, allowing you to understand their dynamic movements.
One-click identification of planets, stars, artificial satellites, and deep-sky objects in the current sky makes stargazing simple and fun.
3. Celestial Phenomenon Simulation and Demonstration
Supports dynamic simulation of important astronomical phenomena such as solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions, and meteor showers.
Users can preview upcoming astronomical phenomena and review spectacular historical events.
Slow motion playback and pause functions help users better understand the principles of astronomical phenomena.
4. Extensive Astronomical Knowledge Base
Includes detailed constellation descriptions, including mythological origins, historical sources, and scientific information.
Provides physical parameters, orbital information, and observation conditions for planets and satellites.
More than just an observation tool, it's a portable astronomical encyclopedia.
5. Diverse Observation Modes
Switch between equatorial and horizontal coordinates to meet the needs of users at all levels. A night mode reduces light pollution interference, making it ideal for nighttime observations.
Built-in zoom and angle adjustment functions facilitate detailed observation.
6. Interactive and Immersive Experience
The interface is simple and intuitive, with smooth operation. Users can freely explore the universe by dragging, zooming, and zooming.
Supports real-time positioning, allowing you to see corresponding stars in the sky just by looking up.
The immersive visual design makes you feel like you're in a real planetarium.
7. Personalized Settings
Customize your observing location, time, and viewing angle to create your own virtual starry sky.
Save and share your observations to appreciate the beauty of the universe with friends.
Combining learning and entertainment, it meets diverse needs from beginners to advanced users.
8. Learning and Science Aids
Suitable for students learning astronomy and supporting classroom demonstrations.
Intuitive images and animations help you understand complex astronomical phenomena.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.tianwenguan.com.cn/privacy_en.html
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1. Fixed an issue where subscriptions were not working.
2. Optimized user experience.
The developer, 雪飞 鲍, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Anhui Yiyebianzhou Network Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- Size
- 192.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
• iPad Air Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini 2 Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 2 Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini 3 Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini 4 Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (9.7‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (2nd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (10.5‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad (6th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad (7th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) (2nd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad (8th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad (9th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad (10th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (6th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 11 more
- English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Monthly Member $3.99
- Yearly Member $14.99
- Copyright
- Copyright ©Virtual Planetarium All Right Reserved