Description
Whether you’re deciding if it’s worth setting up your telescope or simply curious about that bright ‘star,’ What’s Up? is the perfect companion for sky enthusiasts.
Key Features:
• Simple Sky Grid Display: View the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets on an intuitive grid representing the night sky.
• Effortless Navigation: No augmented reality or motion tracking needed—just a straightforward display to see what’s up.
• Time-Bar Functionality: Slide the time-bar to forecast the appearance of your favorite planets and their directions.
• Comprehensive Information: Displays the location of the Sun, Moon, planets, and even Pluto.
• Observation Insights: Instantly identify which celestial objects are prime for observation.
• Moon Phases: Stay updated with the current moon phase.
• Wikipedia Links: Dive deeper with quick access to Wikipedia pages for detailed information.
• Southern Hemisphere Support: Sky-watchers down south are covered too.
• Minimal Network Usage: Only needed for Wikipedia access.
• Note: Localizations are limited to planet names.
For a full 3D rendered experience with motion tracking, check out our award-winning companion app, Pocket Universe.
If you already own Pocket Universe, you’ll find What’s Up? familiar yet even more user-friendly, with a sleeker design and quicker access to the “Currently Visible” mode, and basic Apple Watch support.
What’s New
The app is now supported on a Mac running Apple Silicon.