Learning Space Ep. 43: Apps for Astronomy - HD

This video is sponsored by XE.com Streamed live on Jan 22, 2014 We'll be talking about our favorite mobile apps for astronomy this week. Find app that will help you participate in Globe at Night, do CosmoQuest citizen science, learn about the solar system, and find your way around the night sky. What are your favorite mobile apps for astronomy? Let us know in the Q&A app! Linkies: http://cosmoquest.org/x/educatorszone/?title=Educate Apps to Do Science • Moon Mappers Crater Decay (Android) -- This free app ties into our citizen science efforts using the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images of the Moon's surface. Categorize craters by how eroded they look and help scientists explore the geology. • Meteor Counter (web/iOS, Android) -- Track the number of meteors you see when you are out at night and help researchers with the LADEE mission understand impacts on the Moon. • Loss of the Night (blog, Android) -- Help the Globe at Night campaign monitor light pollution in your area by observing a few stars a night. • Dark Sky Meter (web/iOS) -- Also help the Globe at Night campaign by turning your iPhone into a brightness meter. • Globe at Night webapp -- Directly make observations for Globe at Night by pointing your mobile browser here. Apps to Learn and Play • Earth or Not Earth (Android) -- Test your knowledge of planetary surfaces with three games, and learn about the different geological formations in the Solar System. • Star Maze: The Great Escape (iOS) (Android) -- Make your way through the maze and learn some cool Sun facts along the way. Apps to Navigate the Sky • Star Walk (web/iOS/Android) • SkyView (web/iOS) • Starmap (web/iOS) • Sky Safari (web/iOS/Android*) • Google Sky (Android) -- my personal star party "cheat" • SkEye (web/Android) • Distant Suns (web/Android/iOS) • Redshift (iOS) More Useful Night Sky Apps • Moons of Jupiter (Android) or Jove Moons (Android) or JupiterMoons (iOS) -- Want to know which moon is which when looking at Jupiter through a telescope? These apps will tell you! • Phases of the Moon (Android) (iOS) -- our favorite Moon app from Universe Today. • Lunar Map HD (Android) and Moon Globe (iOS) -- Lunar surface maps • ISS Detector (Android) and ISS Spotter (iOS) -- see when the International Space Station is visible More Astronomy apps for Fun and Learning • The Invisible Universe (Android) -- see the sky in non-visible wavelengths • Galaxy Collider (iOS) -- Smash galaxies together! In simulation, of course. • APOD (iOS) (Android) -- Astronomy Picture of the Day in your pocket • Solar System 3D (Android) or Solar Walk (web/iOS) -- Zoom around the Solar System • Model Solar System (Android) -- Makes quick calculations for making a scale model Solar System • Solar System Explorer (web/Android) -- also has Exoplanet and Galaxy Explorers My Favorite Apps that Support my Astronomy Habit • Twilight (Android) -- makes the screen on my phone darker and redder as the Sun goes down • Intellicast (Android) -- For making those last minute weather decisions Back at the computer? These came recommended, too: • Stellarium -- open source planetarium software • SkyTools Pro and MaxIm DL -- imaging tools for astronomers • Kerbal Space Program -- I refuse to get addicted to this game, but so many people do love it • Clear Sky Chart -- The astronomer's favorite weather tool http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!)