SkySafari 6 Pro App Reviews

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Not good for scope orientation. If your buying this app to orient your telescope be aware the app is only as good as the phone compass, in the case of the new IPhone X it useless the phone often gives me the message phone can’t find true north and it’s pointing towards magnetic north is also out by more than a few degrees. Most of the time I’ll point it north and it tells me I’m looking south east. This version is a great disappointment as previous versions I’ve used worked reasonably Well. Sad!!

Perfect, but no discount upgrade to SSP7?. I have not a bad word to say about SSP6, I use it every time I go out observing. It has taught me so much of the night sky! That said, my hang up at this particular moment is that I was given a pop up promising 50% off SSP7. I tapped it through to the App Store, where the upgrade was simply full price. What can I do?

It could be way better.. I have a few suggestions: 1. Can you add ability to tag up to three items. So their position can be tracked relative to each other over time? More like a group select feature. 2. An option to select specific satellites to track would also be great rather than having the thousands available displayed at once making the app useless and impossible to view. 3. Must have feature: When in AR Mode, can a manual or machine learning AI based “correction” be applied by identifying the position of the sun or moon and making appropriate position and view correction and keeping the correction locked in even after the AR mode is existed. I think this is critical for accurate positioning and data and act as a secondary calibration method. This will also allow for a fix when the on-device compass goes out of wack and will allow manual compass adjustments.

Don’t bother.... ...its a downgrade instead of an upgrade. They’ve taken away iCloud storage and want you to store you configuration settings on their servers for a FEE now. You guys are NOT telling the truth and I’ll be telling Apple to PULL this from the store. There will be a FEE now to provide the SAME level of functionality I have w/iCloud between my Mac and iOS. There’s no seamless way to move all your lists (equipment/observing) from V5 to V6. Your target audience is small ... and making upgrades unmanageable will result in an even *smaller* audience. I’m done with SkySafari due to these changes.

There Is No Other. The amount of information, calculations, and corresponding graphics output (or telescope control) being done (in the palm of your hand), is mind-boggling! And yet, the controls are well implemented and intuitive. Plus, for all this, its cost is amazingly economical! If only we had another “Einstein” to make use of all this technology, and take that next “giant leap” in our theories. I fear, though, that someone like him would never be heard in today’s science, which has become almost as dogmatic as the medieval church. Only one scientist, in all the science shows I’ve watched, has CORRECTLY said that “true science” is about being “wrong” as well as about being “right”! Almost every other scientist has said something like: And we sat on our findings for a year or two, and recalculated them over and over again, for fear of making a mistake and being “wrong”. Most common human endeavors are NOT competitions (especially science), as TV and the Internet would have us believe. We really do all live on this tiny “blue dot” together! Spend just a few minutes with this app, and you’ll get all the proof you need for Carl Sagan’s comment, said so long ago about the Voyager I photograph of the planets.

DID I JUST GET RIPPED OFF?. I bought the app SkySafari 6 and downloaded it to my iPhone. Later when I went back to the App Store to download it to my iPad, i noticed the note at the bottom telling me SS6 was an old version and SS7 was now available. THIS WAS THE SAME DAY! When I went over to the SS7 app, expecting to have access to to at least a reduced rate for an update to my BRAND NEW OUT OF DATE APP I was shocked to find that I’m expected to pay even more for 7 than I did for 6. If this is what it appears to be, it is outrageous. And not only will I NOT buy SS7, I will demand a refund for the obsolete version you sold me. I will wait patiently for a reply. But not for long!

Missing some options. Can’t figure out how to deselect an object, any object. One always appears to be selected. Would like to turn off those cross hairs around an object on occasion. Also would like to disable having the audio tour and pronounce buttons visible...they are taking up valuable screen space and are apparently locked in space, not scrolling out of view. Some of us know this stuff and don’t need/want it there. All in all, working as expected...just not quite as desired.

Alpha, maybe Beta - barely. Not happy. My first review was not posted because of bad language. Grow up, Apple. Not ready for prime time. Hangs permanently when a data transfer to or from LiveSky loses a connection. To use SS6 Pro again I had to restart the phone. LiveSky site uses WebGL, so doesn’t do well with Safari. LiveSky site is not ready, and has serious updating issues. SS6 has slewing problems with Celestron NexStar Evolution WiFi, just like the predecessors, and you just have Celestron pointing fingers at SS, and SS pointing fingers at Celestron, just like before. Sky Safari 6 Pro needs a lot of attention. Looks like it won’t be ready for quite a while. The developers need a better release strategy, because this thing will ruin their reputation.

Highly recommend. I have used SkySafari for years, actually, since it first came out. I use the wifi system (3 units) with a ServoCat and two Takahashi NJPs. I have done hours of observing and it has never let me down. I spent one night with a friend at the TSP going from object to object from sunset to dawn without a single glitch. Best night of observing I have ever experienced. Their product support has also been very good for me.

Tonight’s Best. SkySafari 6 Pro on IOS Could the developers improve Tonight’s Best listing to show objects that will be visible from my location and time of day ? Often times during a search one of Tonight’s Best is below the horizon never to rise. If the developers could go further could they list Tonight’s Best within viewing coordinates of my pointer or TelRad? Otherwise SkySafai has always been an excellent tool. 5 stars from me.

Cool app - no support except through reviews?. Keep getting a zen desk rejection on site to get support. Stuck in a loop!! Frustrating. How does Comet NeoWise NOT make the “Tonight‘a Best” list? It’s been around since March. 😓 Wish meteor showers could be searched by “best dates to view” them... impossible to figure out their peak from data given. I’ll share more as I get into it. Love the apps overwhelming details. Would love to give it 4-5 stars once there is human contact and response... UPDATE: that link you provided is the exact same one causing the loop issues. Doesn’t work! NeoWise is on my iPad version not my iPhone version? And isn’t “Low on horizon” relative to where someone is at? In Canada it would not be.

SkySafari Pro is THE best. I have been using sky Safari Pro on my iPhone and iPad and MacBook Pro for several years. Each new release just keeps getting better and better. I also have Starry Night Pro Plus 7 and it has so many more features, but I keep coming back to SkySafari Pro because it works so well on the iPad. If this is the first time that you would be using Sky Safari Pro 6, then you won’t have to unlearn anything from a previous version. This is essentially a complete rewrite of the application with more useful features than found in earlier versions.

Difficult to use. I saw a video of an astrophotographer who raved about this app as an upgraded method to plan and direct their mount when using an ASIAIR pro. It took me a while to figure out how to get the app to display my field of view boxes to display on the sky. When searching for objects using names such as Cat’s Paw or Tulip nebula, half don’t show up without an exact catalog designation. Good luck finding Sharpless 101 with the search. I planned on using the FOV indicators to determine which equipment to use for objects, but half the ones I look up don’t show an image. (Wizard nebula, Tulip nebula) Lastly, the compass feature keeps turning itself on while I’m trying to look at a region, and sometimes it doesn’t let me turn it off. Maybe my expectations were set too high, but I find it would be a perfect app, if it wasn’t so difficult for me to use.

Excellent Product Features with Poor Support. I have very mixed emotions about SkySafari 6 Pro. It’s feature packed and a very capable iPhone/iPad planetarium program. The telescope control features work very well, and I’m able to interface to my Meade computerized telescopes through the Meade Stella wifi interface. But I had difficulty using the audio for the app, and discovered that the support for the product is very limited. When you try to call the company, there is no number to call for the iOS products. When you go to submit a service ticket online, you’re directed to the community bulletin board. So I submitted my problem online, and had no responses after 4 days. I posted a question (my second try on the forum) and have not gotten an answer after 7 days. If the company is going to direct people to the community bulletin board, they should certainly monitor the board and provide assistance when needed. I finally figured the audio problem out myself. My experience with SkySafari 6 Pro is that it’s a 5-star product with zero-star support. It’s a feature-packed program but you might be on your own if you have a problem. Further, you have to buy the program again each time there is a major update—running counter to other iOS apps. That might be ok if they supported the program, but doesn’t work for me if the company doesn’t provide support.

Heaven Above. I’ve always wanted a telescope to view the worlds beyond our own. Given I can’t afford my own Hubble...I’ve found lots of fun with SkySafari Pro app. I’m able to locate items and review information about them. I live less than 2 miles from the beach...providing a reasonably dark environment. SkySafari Pro lets me identify unknown objects by simply pointing my phone at the object and learn as much or as little about it as I want. SkySafari is a great beach party tool as well. When you settle down for listening to the waves and watching the glittering objects above...this app often replaces the campfire. Stargazing rather than listening to the crackle of a campfire.

Good as always but with flaws. I bought this as an upgrade from sky safari 4, which I enjoyed. I bought it for the new features in this version, namely AR, voice commands and Celestron audio tours. Tht AR works well, but the voice commands don't work. They really shouldn't even include it until it works better because this is a source of frustration. Also, the audio volume is extremely muted and difficult to hear for several objects. It works fine and loud for some objects, but others are so soft you can hardly hear them. So I am disappointed that the upgraded features aren't working very well for me. I regret spending the money on the upgrade from 4.

Even better than expected. I thought that this would be good. It is excellent. Easy to use, informative, great graphics. Recognizes the sky with camera with ease. If you like the universe’s night sky and have the $. Buy it. You won’t be disappointed.

SkySafari6 brings more improvements to Observers!. The cloud file share/file sync features are fabulous. Observing lists and equipment lists are now easy to access through this feature. The Observe menu better organizes the observing functions. The new observing Plan feature helps the observer create a plan for the night. New Measurement capability helps with astrometrics.

developer response to "Empty search result for Comet C/2020 (NEOWISE)". The Simulation Curriculum developer responded quickly to my recent review of this app, "Empty search result for Comet C/2020 (NEOWISE)". Their response suggested that I run "Update Minor Planet Data" in Settings > Solar System. What he failed to say is that the program bug is not fixed and that I would continue having to "Update Minor Planet Data" every single time I open the app on my iPhone. The update completes normally on my iPhone, however, and the comet is then found but the bug also then prevents the Search results from being "remembered" from use to use. Poor. Oh, and contacting Simulation Curriculum directly means posting on their community forum ("All SkySafari inquiries are addressed in the Community Forums (Check the box to access).". Again poor, in agreement with other reviewers regarding app support mechanism.

Layout bug iPhone X (2017) and later (also support). Search for a comet to get you to the screen I'm talking about. Try tapping the (i) button at lower right. You can't, because you laid it out against "Superview" (screen edge) instead of "Safe Area" (so it isn't blocked by the swipe-up-to-exit bar). Easy fix. I wonder if the last row of the table has the same bug. I TRIED to report this to SimC's support forum, but with both Safari and Firefox on iOS 13 the site balks over some kind of cookie voodoo I don't run into anywhere else. SimC doesn't make it easy to do it any favors.

Awesome! Except?. This app is great except that every time I go to use it, if I haven’t used it for a week the app won’t open and I have to delete it and download again. I then must re-enter all my scope data. What a hassle huh? A real short coming for such a well thought out app. Still, it beats using the controller that came with my scope, especially in the field and, in cold weather. If not for that I would give 5 stars, maybe they’ll fix it. Addendum, it appears I may be mistaken about having to reload my equipment data. I know I had to the first time I deleted the app but in subsequent deletes I discovered that my equipment data and observer lists were still there. They must store that elsewhere on the smart phone. That being the case I’m changing my rating to 5 stars despite the glitch. To the developer, you requested specific information but provided a link to your support community without any way to reach you. It’s version 6.7.6.2 , when I touch the icon to open the app the opening page displays momentarily then quits and returns to my phones Home Screen. That’s all I can tell you. Am using iPhone 8 with automatic iOS updates.

Neowise Below Horizon and Above Horizon at the same time. Bought SkySafari Pro. Loaded it on iPadPro 4th gen and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Asked each install to show me position of Neowise. Each computer had identical default configurations. However, the iPhone shows it below the horizon while the iPad Pro shows it above the horizon. What’s up?

Works when it wants to but great when it does. This app was great when I first loaded it a little over a year ago but now the connection stability is intermittent. Also, when I turn the screen off and stick the phone in my pocket to observe a target then, turn the phone back on to use the app, reconnection is slow and at times it will not connect and I’ll lose alignment. There also seems to be a bit of a lag between completing three star alignment and start of tracking which brings the target off center. So, if you goto a target it will also be off center or sometimes out of FOV and you have to do a little searching around to find the object. I try to fix this by centering the object in the eyepiece the hitting align in the app but this function work maybe half the time. The lag also happens with the Celestron hand controller so it may be a scope software issue. When using this app you are connecting it via the telescopes wifi so if you want to control any other devices via wifi (I use a Sony a7ii for Astrophotography connected via wifi) you will need another phone, laptop, tablet to control both simultaneously. The live telescope view does not work 90% of the time.

A learning curve over version 5 but I’ve come to really like it. Lots of issues with having used 4 and 5 over this one. Once I realized that the UI had been rearranged, I slowly started learning it. It still doesn’t import previous version equipment but with the new online storage model, that should be a thing of the past. I really love where things I add to the observing lists sync to all my other devices. It never did that before and I was perplexed because I was using cloud storage. Everyone who has seen it is in love with the app.

A highly complete systen. I have found SkySafari Pro a complete yet basically straight forward tool. From driving my GoTo scope, to helping me plan observing or acting as a sky guide and educational tool to look at the wonders we see above in our own time and way. I would recommend the SkySafari system to any one seeking to understand the sky we see around us. Jim Cook

I come back to this app often 😍. I love this app!!! My fav thing about it is the level of customization that I can apply, depending on how I'm using it on a given night (or day). One caveat though. Once in awhile information about an object may seem a little off. So confirm with multiple sources. That doesn't bother me because I love researching and picture surfing anyway. A recent example is the object known as SagDEG. My version of SkySafari Pro has it as 46,000 light years from Earth. Elsewhere, it is thought to be 70,000 light years from Earth (which seems more likely to me for a couple of reasons). But get the app, enjoy it, and dig deep into the info. Let SkySafari be your guide, and the vast night sky will astonish you over and over again.

SkySafari has always been a great app!. 09 Dec 2020 SkySafari has always been a great app for observational use as well as communicating upcoming events. I use it for myself as well as for others as a pointer for where to look for the events like yhis year’s closest conjunction between Saturn and Jupiter in 800 years. Along with this “emailed” info, I also like to show screen shots on a day by day basis 5 days befor and after the event like this. Unfortunately, on of the big drawbacks in automatically advancing and recording the animation is that the user does not have any control over how fast those increments jumps in time occur. I’d really like to see the fixed as a setting so it can be slowed down to a reasonable timelapse sequence, especially on increments larger than a minute. I resort to manually stepping thru while recording right now. If this was changed, I would not hesitate to this up to 5 stars. It is very close to that now.

Good but could be better. After 3 weeks, I’ve found some flaws. 1) I don’t like how much area the ground takes up when I hold the phone perpendicular, I wish it occupied less space on the screen. 2) I wish in the settings I could change km to miles. 3) when I tap the screen for a star I can’t get its name to go away without going to settings and resetting to original settings. SCC

Wow!. I have learned soooo much from this app! Give it as a Christmas gift to anyone in your family!! I totally luv it!! Be assured that family & friends will be impressed!! I luv it when I hear a notice that something is happening in the sky!! I always get up no matter what time & go outside to look!! Thank u for this incredible app!!

This is astonishing. I have had Starry Night Pro on Mac for many years. SkySafari is all that AND portable. The detail and sheer amount of information is amazing. Having all of this functionality on an iPad is incredibly useful. I first installed this on my 13” iPad Pro, assuming this would need all of that power to run smoothly. But it also runs just fine on my Mini 5. For a new astronomy enthusiast, this has everything you need to get started. For someone like me, who has been looking at the sky for many years, this is an awesome reference.

Ongoing support?. I purchased SkySafari Pro 6 a while ago and updates are few and far between. Now that SkySafari pro 7 is out and no upgrade credit for having 6 is available will SkySafari Pro 6 be left in the dust? I hope not, as it wasn’t cheap. There should at least be a discount for having purchased 6 pro.. Goto functionality with my Atlas Pro mount was buggy/unusable for the longest time. They need to respect older versions.

Star dreams. See. I grew up in the foothills east of San Diego, California. The sky is often clear enough to see many stars most of the year. Sky & Telescope magazine makes it easy to explore the sky and follow the location of planets , stars, and comets. Now I live in Fresno where the sky is most often shrouded by haze, and now it’s worse with the Summer-long forrest fires. But with Sky Safari Pro I can follow the gems in the sky without concern for the haze, dust storms, or the occasional low pressure area.

New version bug. With the latest release, a bug was introduced with the time/date at the bottom of the screen. There is a separate character between the date and time. When the cursor is placed on the additional character it appears you are adjusting the hour. When you place your cursor on the hour you are adjusting the minutes, when your cursor is on the minute you are adjusting the seconds. It is workable, but was not apparent with the previous version and should be fixed.

Wonderful experience for a novice. Immediately represented the sky above me with no set up. I allowed location access and agreed let it set sky to my time and boom. Perfect match with what I see above me. Great identification information. I can twirl about and hold phone at any angle and it follows in real time. No lag or jumpiness. I am sure more advanced users can continue to have just as much fun.

Unable to use augmented reality on IPad. I cannot get the app to connect to my camera on my iPad to use the augmented reality. I have checked the settings on my iPad to make sure the app is allowed to connect to the camera. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app. I have swiped down on the screen while in augmented reality to change the contrast and nothing happens. It is obvious that the app is not connecting to my IPad camera to allow augmented reality to be used. I also have the Starwalk 2 app and the camera in that app connects to Starwalk 2 with no problem. I even deleted the Starwalk 2 app to see if that could be the problem with the camera not connecting in SkySafari Pro. Still no connection between my iPad camera and SkySafari to allow the use of augmented reality.

Great but version 6 could have been better. I have been a SkySafari Pro user since version 3. As an amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, I consider this app an essential tool for planning targets for both outreach and imaging due to the convenience of having this powerful app on my phone. I consider this a 5 star app but am only giving 4 stars on version 6 for the following reasons and the upgrade experience could have been better. 1. I held off upgrading from 5 to 6 for a year. I expected most of the bugs to be wrung out by now but when I upgraded after taking advantage of the 50% off, I found an existing basic feature in 5 not working in 6 and one of the new key selling point features not working either. SC is aware of these issues and have already fixed one and will be coming out with a fix for the other soon in 6.6.3. 2. The new features since 5 did not seem to be worth upgrading. Augmented Reality is probably the most interesting one but I am not sure how useful it will be to me. The voice control is all but useless. The reorganization of the toolbar seems to be an improvement but I am still trying to get used to it. The planner and graph are fairly simplistic but may be of some use to me. The main reason for my upgrading is to get the latest supported version. I am still a very happy SkySafari user and am just offering my review as constructive criticism.

Where is the Upgrade?. I saw an option to upgrade for a 50% discount but then when I look on my phone I no longer see the pop-up and I can’t find the option to upgrade anymore is it no longer available?

First light -Sky Safari 6 Pro. Have tried everything BUT Sky Safari Pro for decade + (after finding great features across several different app’s, but never in one...), finally plunked down the $ - Sky Safari 6 Pro the best by far. Spend the extra dough and go deep get the Pro version-no regrets here. 17.2 mag. limit works for galaxy imaging. Little things like instantly creating observing lists, by category, with all the data will save hours and hours-great images in the database too. Every freakin’ little star-tap it, it’s got a story. Largest database I’ve ever seen. This app is the first step to iPad control of my GOTO LosmandyGM811 (C11). Have yet to control mount but the interface appears simple. Elegant and intuitive. Worth every penny.

Update problem. I updated the app and now it will not go into [AR] in compass mode does nothing. So now I’m using SkyPortal to view the sky in [AR] mode. Hopefully they will fix this new issue they created with another update very soon. The program is fantastic otherwise easy to use, I control my telescope with it. Jw

Good Astronomy App, but not X/XS Friendly. This is mostly a great app. I particularly like the wealth of information provided about various celestial objects. The interactive Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (an in app purchase) is fun also. That being said, at a $20 base price, I’d hope that the developers would be more responsive in keeping it up to date with modern iPhones. The app has not been updated to account for iPhone X/XS “notch”, which has been around for over a year now and isn’t going away. Text in the UI is constantly obscured by the notch. Come on, folks! Don’t allow this to mar an otherwise very good app.

Learning Astronomy Day By Day. Great app to help me learn Astronomy. Very daunting app that is very comprehensive. I have noticed that the calculation for Lunar age is off by around 9 hours?! Not sure why? Maybe the makers can comment here. Also the synch with my iPhone compass seems very glitchy. I end up manually moving the sky. It is fantastic to have this amount of knowledge always at my fingertips! Thank you!! Roger

Amazing Precision!. With this wondrous app, you can go back 2000 or more years and see eclipses mentioned by the ancients exactly as they witnessed them! Sunrise and moonrise times are exact to the second. You can plan photographs to include alignments between celestial objects and monuments to the nearest 1/16 inch of tripod location. You can see how the precession of the Earth’s axis over 1000’s of years changed the view of of the night sky during the winter solstice. Phases of the moon are very realistic. Amazing number of exotic objects you can track, like the quasar 3C 273. And of course, fantastically precise placement of all celestial objects. Easy manipulation of time and any location on earth from which to view the night sky. I’m overwhelmed with delight about this app!

Horrible Support. Dear Simulation Curriculum Team, please figure out how to do support right. I want to display solar system distances in miles, but cannot figure out how to do this. Object Info shows distances in km and light time units (usually seconds or minutes). How do I see miles? Many people on Cloudy Nights are asking about this, too. You need to have an email or contact chat where we can ask questions like this. Thanks in advance for your help.

Very Useful App. I'm new to astronomy and using the app with a Celestron Evolution 8HD. Connecting the app to the scope using wifi, alignment, & finding objects in the sky using the app is very simple. The app provides a ton interesting information for those wanting to learn about the universe. The app is well worth the money. My only complaint is the app seems to lock up when using it with Celestron's Star Sense.

Great App. But my telescope won’t be controlled.. I used the free version for a long time. I really like this application. I recently bought a 10’’ SCT with GoTo. I was so looking forward to controlling the scope with my iPhone and iPad. But, I cannot get the two to cooperate. After a few hours of trying and retrying and researching, it looks like my scope is just not responding and the application is not expecting that. Who would? I would appreciate a refund. I’ll keep the other app I bought, the one without the scope control. Sorry it didn’t work out.

Don’t Bother. There needs to be a way to leave zero stars. I cannot get this app to align my telescope and it works poorly on my IPad. When I connect to my telescope the app flashes between where the app thinks the telescope is pointing and where the scope is actually pointing. The rest of the app is interesting and useful. It is unfortunate that it will not align my telescope. I have SkyPortal, Starry Night and SkySafari 6 Pro. All are written by Simulation Curriculum and work poorly if you have a Celestron scope with a WiFi device, Wedge and Starsense camera. Good luck with this app. I give up! I had this apple on my phone and I had to delete it because the performance was too poor. I have it on my IMac as well. None of the three versions of this app would properly align my celestron CPC 11 inch deluxe edge hd telescope. The app remembers where you last had the telescope pointing when you shut it off. It will not forget that setting. I set up my telescope each night and have no need for the app to remember anything about where I had my telescope last pointed to. It routinely points to the ground when I try and align it. Support has not been of any help.

Essential tool of the trade. Been using it since Version 3. While not excited so much with Live Sky and observing lists setup (adds a bit more complexity vs previous versions), I have not used printed maps out on the field for more than 2 years and it has made star hopping a faster endeavour. I will be purchasing (as before) any new version that comes out as this app is by far the most important “accessory” in my astronomical gear. Plus when weather is not cooperating, spending time with this app is awesome. You learn stuff, stumble on new objects to observe and generally “compensate” for lack of actual observing to some degree - to work out the frustration of being indoors instead of out observing!

One of the best available - but having some problems with in-app upgrades. This is a remarkable tool and is definitely great for serious stargazers as well those new to the hobby. However, as mentioned by others, the in-App purchases look to be very interesting, but have problems installing correctly. For instance, I purchased the Apollo Missions add on and, despite my best efforts, it still won’t launch. I even uninstalled and reinstalled the whole app and still no success. Maybe it’s not compatible with Apple’s newest OS? Who knows. But I am unable to get any support from the developers in the forum. At this point, I wished I could get a refund. It‘a not much money...but it is the principle. They need to remove them until the problem is fixed.

Requires another account, drops support for saving settings on cloud services. I was excited for the new version but disheartened to find out that the migration process for my settings from version 5 requires iTunes on a computer and a lot of manual copying. Not very convenient if you exist in the “post-pc” world with just a tablet. This version just about requires an account on the proprietary livesky service and drops all support for saving your settings on iCloud or google drive. One more account you need to keep track of, and the concern if it goes away what happens to your settings?

Increadible. I’m using this app to control a Celestron 8” EdgeHD on an AVX German Equatorial Mount. The Network interface is via Celestron’s SkyPortal WiFi adapter. This app is a huge improvement over Celestron’s own hand controller. The alignment is process is faster, and the tracking accuracy has been excellent. The app has improved my entire astronomical experience with a wealth of data and having the ability to customize the “scope display” using the exact specifications of my gear. This is also great for simulating the FoV of various eyepieces and imaging equipment for possible future purchases, and for planning imaging session dates & times. The telescope controls are smooth and everything works great. I can certainly tell that some serious effort has been put into this app. The only changes I could suggest would be to enlarge the telescope directional buttons. With a hand controller, you can feel the buttons physically, and it’s easier to direct the scope without having to come off the eyepiece to look at the hand controller. Having these controls on screen makes it a little more difficult to make small finely-tuned adjustments.

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Very unhappy. Pay almost $40 for an app that will not allow me to connect to my SkyWatcher SynScan wifi device😡😡😡😡

Great tool for Astrophotography. Well designed and easy to use, massive sky catalogue. If you have a wifi dongle you can even guide through it.

Sky Safari Pro App. Excellent, wick easy to use. I have this app driving my large 45cm go to telescope. Works great

Astronomy club. SkySafari pro is an excellent app to control telescopes with or just observing the night sky. Have been using to control Celestron Dx Mount for years of public viewing hassle free pin point control 10/10

Crashes. It keeps on crashing after adding something

Slow to download. Have been trying to download this app for 3days now. Slowest download I’ve experienced so far. Not happy jan

Good. This is the best app for serious amateur astronomers.

Outstanding app that gets better and better.. Best Astronomy app for automated scopes. And it continues to improve with every update. Congratulations!

Generally a really great app...but. Slightly disappointed that the Apple Watch app is a black screen with a little time in the corner. Tracing the problem has only lead to being redirected to support pages of a similar problem but with no fix. Happy to rate higher if this is fixed. The remainder of the app works as advertised and is really robust and feature rich.

Disappointing update. Just updated this app and discovered all my settings are gone. All my views of my equipment is gone. It takes a long time to get all these settings correct and thus useful. Nothing was said that these settings were going to be erased. Highly disappointing and very frustrating.

I do like it. I don’t really understand all the settings but I do like exploring the “night sky” with SkySafari Pro.

Great app. Love it

Starts fast unlike my Mac version. Works well and starts up fast unlike the macOS version which takes for ever to get going on my MacBook Pro ok once running. Doesn’t have everything but works well controlling my Azeq6 mount

It’s Ok. For upcoming visible satellite predictions I prefer Luminos, plus I prefer the What’s Up tonight button in Luminos and the accurate real world horizon for planning said satellite observations.... Its hilly towards my west and if they are going to be obscured, can just as easily stay indoors.

Waste of time and money. Every time they update Sky Safari they remove something to later add back as an expensive addon. this used to be an awesome program but now its only aimed at idiots. Ifyou do serious astronomy it no longer works as you expect. For example the target information has removed all but one database so finding something by its catalogue number wont work because all regularly used identifiers have been removed. This means integrating exploration with other programs and common information sources is no longer possible. Tough luck if you want to ever automate an observatory with this tool. Its already and expensive program and used to be only just worth it, but their business model of removing functionality and offering it back as another expensive purchase or subscription on top of the paid app. If you can get a hacked version to test if itll work for now for you then try it, but under no circumstances give these holes money when they will take away the features you use at any time and disabling your current version with no rollback possible. Totally useless to me now. Want my money back or a way to roll back to the previous version which did work.

Just one big problem. SSpro refuses point blank to connect to my Skywatcher AZgti mount. Can’t believe it.

Skywatcher connection. Working ok stand alone but can’t connect to my skywatcher azeq6 in alt-ax mode with skywatcher wifi dongle. SkySafari help no help

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An Exceptional App. This app provides in great detail all you need know about the night sky.

Great but audio doesn’t work. Good app, lots of details but audio doesn’t work on my iPad Pro.

Good but highly detailed. As a novice astronomer/astrophotographer, the learning curve is large. However over time you begin to appreciate how valuable this app is when you start to advance your learning

Excellent but. Please Please Please bring back the customizable telrad circles!!!!! They were enormously useful!

Great app. Excellent tool for the astrophotographer or visual astronomer

SkySafari 6 PRO. Throughout all of this softwares versions and years does nothing but get better. Exciting, informative and educational.....

Great. Great app works awesome. Love all the info can spend days reading. but I’ve had to buy it 3 times now won’t be doing it a third time.

Sky Safari 6 Pro. This is my main application at the eyepiece of any scope! From a 80mm refractor, all the way up to 20” light buckets. This application help me find Pluto, identify moons of Saturn, Uranus & Neptune and many other gems of the night sky — and come to think of it, daytime skies too. Are use the observation lists To keep track of what I have seen and other observational tools (ie: AstroPlanner) to keep track of the deeper details. Highly recommended and worth your money.

No support. Great when it works. A waste when it doesn’t. All support queries are directed to a forum which is only selectively answered. A bunch of us have had the same problem with the software and they’ve ignored the posts for well over a year. Useless

Awesome !. No better astronomy app than this. Really !

Skywatcher Support. Crazy late!

Great product. Sky Safari 6 Pro has many new features that greatly improve usability. Well worth the upgrade.

Thanks. Work great

Constellation du Verseau. Tous les objets sur la version 6PRO demandé pour la constellation du Verseau (AQR) indique celle du Poisson (PSC) dans dans les détails mais les coordonnées sont bonnes. Sur la version 4, ce problème n’existe pas. Il es grandement d’une mise à jour pour corriger cette anomalie.

No satellite tracking :(. No satellite tracking.

SkySafari pro. Le meilleur des deux mondes!Je suis très content et très satisfait!👍😊

Invasive Upgrade Prompts. An unbelievable amount of "limited" time, 50% off, notifications for SkySafari 7. After the tenth time I've dismissed the notification, you'd think that the developers would get the idea. An outrageous amount of notifications for an already costly app. Enough already!

SkySafari pro. Best apps to control my telescope or just virtually travel the solar system and the stars in our galaxy. Louis

The most powerful apps. Simulation Curriculum hit again! the new layout interface is awesome, it give to us a better way to control thing. The new way to share the list and the equipment is brilliant! thanks for this must to have apps!

Sky Safari Pro, in the field. The program contains a wealth of information. Sky Safari Pro is useful both for preparing an astronomical viewing session, and also for use in the field for public viewing. There are many images of planetary and deep sky objects built into the program which are handy to use and are often in real time. This really helps with being able to preview the position of the moons of Jupiter for example, or the ability to know in advance whether the GRS (Great Red Spot) will be visible during the viewing session. This comment also applies to other planetary phenomena such as shadow transits, features on Mars, and other things. However all is not perfect. IMO, the images could be better quality. Many of them are of low resolution, which really subtracts from the pleasure and usefulness of viewing features on your device’s screen. This causes issues if one uses those images to explain details of assorted astronomical targets to guests in the field. Better quality images of objects are available - but not here. One has to research and download such images in advance if high resolution is desired. Such images can look much better and more interesting if done this way, but showing images outside Sky Safari adds another step which requires time and searching to find and use, which interferes with the viewing session. Clearly, it would be far better if high resolution images were available within the program itself. Happy viewing to everyone, and clear skies! -Bob

Amazing App. Great astronomy software!

A must have / À avoir absolument. Superbe logiciel. Un must pour tous. L'outil par excellence pour initier les jeunes et moins jeunes à l'astronomie.

Amazing APP. I am going to show this app to our members at iTelescope.net due to its unique features such as showing the orientation of a comet tail. It would be great to work together with you there are also some minor improvements I can suggest. You can contact me. Thank you

Fantastic. This is the best astronomy app available. I've tried many but this is by far the most capable and enjoyable Astro app on the App Store. A beautiful UI that's fully customisable with all the pro features.

Doesn’t work on Apple Watch. The app is good but doesn’t work on Apple Watch with the last version of the OS :(

Wow. I just got a new SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6 GT mount and ordered the wifi receiver for it cause I heard I can connect it to this program and drive my mount. Well this program is crazy good, it tells me of up coming events, where everything is and controls my scope and allows me to control my camera all together. I am a noob, and this seems to make me a pro. I am so excited and looking forward to becoming an amateur astrophotographer, right now I am just an amateur or noobie, but I hope to get lots better and I think this app will make me just that. I also just bought a Nikon P1000 with 500x zoom for taking great shots. It’s all new to me and so much fun. I hope in the summer to by a new telescope and really see the deep night sky. Seriously if you are on the fence, do get this software it really is terrific and fun.

Stop taking away stuff. Taking away stuff forcing me to get the new app…. And won’t add anything new, still works with my old telescope so 3 stars.

Great !!. Works well, easy to use.

Awesome software. One of the best planetarium I have used

Un must. Impossible pour un astronomie amateur de ne pas avoir cette application. Elle vaut son prix. La meilleure du genre.

Fantastic App. I use SkySafari to run my telescope over WiFi. The voice activation is fun. The program is easy to use and the interface is well thought out. This version has the audio descriptions of objects which is nice. You can observe the object and just listen to the audio to learn more about it. You can add your telescopes and eye pieces and the program will calculate your fields of view. I recommend this program to anyone who is interested in astronomy.

Superbe logiciel. Bravo a l’équipe de sky safari pro pour l’excellence de votre logiciel. En tant qu’astronome amateur, je l’utilise régulièrement lors de nos soirees d’animation, observations du ciel et séances d’astrophotographie. Continuez votre excellent travail. Denis Bergeron Quebec, Canada

The very best app, there is nothing like it!. This is the very best app for my iphone. There is nothing of coming even close..... I hope you keep this versions databases updated! Thank You.....

Having a hard time connecting. Having a hard time connecting to my celestron nexstar 6se. Not much information on how to connect. Tried manual and still it’s saying that it can’t find my telescope.

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Poor Support. The program is now crashing when AR is selected in IOS 13.3. No direct support from the vendor. You have to create a login for the Community Forum and submit a report there. Direct Email support would be much better. Also positioning of stats, moon, etc. is never accurate for me.

Not aligning correctly. It appears the content of this app does not align with reality. For example, the sun as a point of reference is way off: for example, the app shows the sun as significantly below the horizon where in reality, it has not yet set. Time and time zone seems correct.... this is a very expensive app. Seems orientation would be spot on....

Awesome app, one of my favorites.. Amazing app that provides an unparalleled view and dataset for the night sky. One gripe is the compass: it doesn’t seem to auto-calibrate when app starts, and is often off by 30-50 degrees due to drift. I must first run apple’s compass app to recalibrate, then restart sky safari. Update: the compass feature continues to be at issue; now when engaged, the whole screen jitters.

Just spend the money and be happy. I used to use five different apps until I found this one. Now, I only have this one on my phone and IPad. It’s amazing what you can do with this app. I am so happy. I will probably never be able to see everything this app has. Very happy purchase

Fantastic. Sweet update and thanks for the half off for owners of version 5 hope you keep that up the update is out of this world your hard work shows.

Comet 289p inaccurate data. This comet currently has a magnitude of about 18 and Sky Safari Pro 6 is showing -1.6 magnitude. Not even close! Also, tried to use the “measure function” to measure the angular separation of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21, 2020. All I was given was 4.9AU and no angular separation data was supplied. Come on man, you can do better that that!!

Bummed. You are saying to upgrade to 7 however I use sky wire to control my scope and you have deleted this and just do skyfi. Makes any updates unavailable to me😢

Essential Tool. Works best on I-pad. This software has completely changed both observing and object planning for the better. There is simply no better alternative for locating objects and for selecting which ones to view and when. No other app offers as many features' there is simply no comparison.

The best Astronomy app for the blind. This app is fully accessible for the blind. There are other Astronomy apps that blind people use. However they are not as accessible as SkySafari 6 Pro is. Unlike the other Astronomy apps this app allows you to study the universe and even allows you to observe the night sky without sight.

This app is a game changer. Love it.. I’m 57 and remember the days of manually searching for objects in my telescope. Being able to select an object and hit ‘Go To’ is just awesome.

Best astronomy app. Pro version: Very great tool for serious amateur astronomy. I love how you can see what the object looks like in the eyepiece. Great for Star-hopping if you don’t have a clock drive. I also think the AR feature is amazing! You can go deep sky with this app. Tons of options.

Everything at your fingertips.. Keeping up with the latest. Information when you need it. Identifying sky objects. Great.

The stars are matter. I am an amateur astronomer, and this app is the best investment that I've made in terms of educational resources. It's an app that I use every day. Nothing better in the universe, at least this one.

What’s not to like?. Long time Sky Safari user, decided to go to the pro version for the additional features... didn’t need it, just really really wanted it!

Sky safari 6 pro. Had it for a couple of hours now and it keeps closing itself after a few minutes! Hope it gets better and if it does I'll redo this but right now I'm thinking 20 bucks down the crapper!

Best Astronomy Software for iOS. This program consistently impresses me. I upgraded from version 5 to 6 and am excited to use it even more. I do amateur astrophotography and this app helps me log my observations, plan my sessions, and is just plain cool to use. Thanks for the hard work creating this!

Fantastic app, but no Starlink satellites. :(. This is one of my favorite apps ever! It easily and reliably controls my Celestron Evolution through the telescopes wifi. Wish it would show the SpaceX Starlink satellites though. Otherwise 5/5 A+++

Makes Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro go nuts after a few slews. This absolutely makes my skywatcher HEQ5 pro go nuts after I slew to 4-5 locations. If I was not watching it I would have crashed my camera into the stand leg as it attempted to flip my scope out very with weights pointing straight up. Absolutely zero direct support and a online community form that gets no responses. Mac version does same thing. Went back to using my hand controller.

Great App - my favourite astronomy software.. As an amateur astronomer I have tried several different star chart app and while they all work this is my favourite due to the appearance and the ability to control my equipment directly from the App.

Improved User Interface over Pro 5. After figuring out the non-trivial way to import settings from previous versions of Sky Safari, Pro 6 has a far cleaner user interface than Pro 5. Looking forward to trying the new telescope control interface.

Forgot neowise. I had located the comet 2020 neowise a few days prior to 7/14 in SS Pro. Upon upgrading to the latest version as of 7/14, it deleted its comet cache (the bug that is listed as fixed in said version), and I had to waste time downloading a different app over cellular. Very disappointing for such an expensive app that they constantly try to up sell addons for. It is also still inept at controlling Astrophysics mounts. Sigh.

Why $40?. This app is okay, and has a lot of functionality to it, but I don’t really understand why it costs $40. There are many similar apps for less or even free that have similar functionality. Take SkyGuide ($3 + $10 supermassive upgrade) for example, which does just as much besides scope control as this app.

Excellent tool for astrophotography. Easy to use. Has it’s flaws when used as go-to, understandable due to the complexity of algorithms that are needed for such a task, but if supervised carefully it works well. Intuitive interface easy to get along. Thumbs up!

Changed rating - still the best!. Ok, I previously wrote a bad review.... but I was wrong. There is a big change/learning curve from v5 to v6.... they should do a better job of explaining the changes, but bottom line, this is the best app in its class, hands down!

Can’t restore purchases. I can’t restore purchases. Seems it needs an update that isn’t coming

Maui Stargazing’s go to tool. I use sky safari every night while presenting deep space objects to my tour guests near the summit of Haleakala on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Wouldn’t leave home without it!

AstoundIng. While it may be expensive, this app will leave you speechless with the amount of data and its’ capabilities

Does not reinstall on iPhone 5 running iOS10. I had to delete the app to make temporary space while installing another large app. Now I cannot reinstall SkySafari!!

Excellent program. I depend on it daily.. This program runs my telescope, assists my viewing nights and solves problems for me. It is fantastic.

SkySafari 6 waste of good money. Purchased as an upgrade to ver 5 pro. No settings or observing lists transfer over. The info button has disappeared and you have to search through submenus to get to object information. Just what everyone needs to be doing, pushing more buttons on a cold winter night. Really like version 5 but 6 is a waste of money. Would not recommend this app to anyone; stay with version 5.

Glad I have this app! Please ignore first review. My first review of this app was a two star because I thought this app did not have what I needed. Boy was I wrong! When I took the time to explore I found everything I needed and more. Sorry for the first awful review.....my bad!

I use this every day. It's an awesome app. I use every day to look at the ecliptic and see the relative positions of the planets and moon. It is most helpful to plan viewing at the telescope.

Sky Safari 6 pro. Works with my scope . On comparing with sky safari 7 pro. Sky safari 7 pro has tick marks on the eq coordinates will you be adding this function on sky safari 6 pro too ?

great app. I happen to be blind and really enjoy skysafari 6 pro. I'm impressed with the amount of information that the app provides on various objects in the universe. I like the fact that skysafari 6 pro has an up to date and large database. I highly recommend this app to anyone who is blind or sighted.

Not as Hyped. It’s not as useful or user friendly as I had hoped it would be. The fonts are too small to read in the dark, even with my glasses. I read from good sources that said this was the best application of this type. I thought that would be apparent. It wasn’t.

Doesn’t move when I move the phone. The app is supposed to track the sky when I move the phone. If I am facing due south it still says I am facing north!

Beautiful fact packed app!. It you love the cosmos then this is a great app for you! Detailed information for every kind of celestial object is embedded. Practical features let you use the app while actively stargazing.

Don’t even bother, you can’t connect your phone to your scope. Get the free version - it’s the only one that actually works to connect to your scope. Granted this has great compass viewing while I’m sitting on the toilet, it can’t connect to my scope and is of absolutely no use vs a a $4 app that can also direct me to the universe while sitting on the pot. The free version works fine with the wi-fi module. The paid version can’t even find your scope to connect with. Total FAIL!

New purchase. When purchased I thought it would appear not only on my I phone but also on my tablet?? I have upgraded twice before

First rate support and creativity. I have been a beta tester for Simulation for two years now. The leadership of the company is fully engaged with its customer base. They really care.

Sky Safari Pro 6 less than expected. Difficult to setup and transfer from Sky Safari Pro 5. Very slow loading on older ipad mini I Use for astronomy. Very laggy interface. Not as smooth as expected. Has already hung up ipad twice as I am trying to set up. I hope it improves. I am disappointed by the slow response as it significantly affects use.

6 painful. Really dislike the submenu scheme for objects. It’s now a big hassle to center an object, to measure between two objects, and just read object data. What the heck? V5 was way better for that.

So easy to use and it runs my telescope too!. I have been used Sky safari for 3 years . I like the “information” feature for use at public star parties when asked particular questions about what we are looking at. I also appreciate how easy it is to find out what is “up tonight” I have a Starmaster 14.5” dobsonian driven by Sky Commander and Startracker. I interface my scope with my iPhone and SkySafari Pro for a very efficient go to and tracking. Several years ago it helped me locate Pluto in a star field. I recommend Sky Safari highly.

Not as nice as SkySafari 5 Pro. I’m sorry I bought this. The moon doesn’t have any surface detail, just a black and white disk. The time controls are messed up. You have to pad in the wrong place to get minutes or seconds. I don’t want to control a telescope so don’t need those features. I’ll just keep using SkySafari 5. The sky is fine. And why don’t you include my award winning panorama of Honolulu? I wish the ‘Now’ button was not right next to the forward and backward arrows. In trying to watch a future event and making small adjustments to the time, I keep touching the ‘Now’ button by mistake and going back to the current time. Very frustrating.

Pro 6. Sky Safari Pro 6 delivers the BEST charts in this format. The charts and information are accurate. Display is extremely customizable streamlining observation sessions for any level of experience. This app is an indispensable tool for the amateur astronomer!

No Starman!. They advertise that they have the Roadster, but when you go to it it has the roof down and you can’t see inside. It is pointed away from the Sun, so the only part you see well is the back. No Starman or anything. But I give it three stars for anyone who is first buying the product. It is otherwise quite good.

Bug. I like to read the sky at certain times in history. Every time I get into observation, it resets to the current time - even after I disable it. Please allow me to turn that off so that I may look at the sky how I want to. Thank you.

My first time. Just started gazing and I thought I would give this app a try so far so good but it’s obvious I have a lot to learn with app alone. Looking forward to the arrival of my telescope trying to get prepared for that day. Yes, I am enjoying what I have done so far.

PGC purchase won’t load. Love this app but my PGC in app purchase won’t load. The money going to Sky Safari didn’t seem to be a problem? I looked in the forum and other people have had the exact same problem last year. Can you guys please fix?

This app is fantastic!. I am a long time amateur astronomer and I have used this app for years on my iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It never disappoints in its abilities. It’s the only planetarium program I regularly use today, and I have used quite a few. There is simply no better option anywhere near this price.