Star chart application "i stella" which can operate on iPhone / iPod touch and reproduce the starry sky corresponding to GPS

From the famous astroarts such as the astronomy software "Stellar Navigator" and the astronomical magazine "Monthly Star Navi", iPhone and iPod touch application "i stella" is said to be released on the App Store.

I Stella is a star chart application that allows you to reproduce the starry sky seen at the place by setting the place and time. It is also possible to display ground scenery, altitude / direction line, etc. Also support rotation of the star map by posture sensor and acquisition of position information from GPS (iPhone 3G only).

Details are as below.
【Press Release】 iPhone and iPod touch develop "i stella" to enjoy the starry sky

It is optimized for multi-touch interface, you can slide the screen with your fingers, move the star map, finger the screen with two fingers (pinch) to enlarge or reduce the star map. Moreover, it seems that you can also center the place you want to see by touching the same place on the screen twice in succession (double tap).

Tilt and this


Startup screen


Star map


Location setting


Time setting


In addition, it will be delivered at 1000 yen on the App Store, you can see the easy operation guide movie from below.

YouTube - "iStellar" easy operation guide for iPhone 3G