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Old 06-10-2010, 04:57 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Trubu View Post
I bought Starmap for iPhone way back when it first came out...I much prefer Starwalk. Starmap has a lot of capabilities, but it requires too much digging around in the settings and the UI can be pretty unintuitive. It also isn't updated nearly as frequently as Starwalk.

That being said, for .99 it's certainly worth picking up.
The main problem I have with Starwalk is the lack of a complete catalog. The most common stars and Messier objects only.

Starmap HD is much better for those of us building observing lists with telescopes or photography equipment. There are thousands of fairly interesting photography targets you can capture with a good scope (or a tracking mount and a 50-200mm lens for the larger ones) that aren't in the Messier catalog of 110.

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