The Night Sky for Android - User Guide

The Night Sky for Android - User Guide
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Overview
The Night Sky works by using your devices inbuilt GPS and compass
(if available) to know where you are facing your Android device.
Simply hold your device up to the sky and you will see a star map
overlaid on your screen which tells you which stars, planets,
galaxies, constellations or even satellites you are looking at! It’s very
clever science and it works like magic!
Instructions
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Start ‘The Night Sky’ by tapping the icon on the home screen -
Once the app has launched hold your device to the sky and point to
the sky to start identifying stars, and constellations on the screen.
A guide to buttons on the main screen:
This button This button This button This button This button
turns on/off turns on/off turns on the activates ‘red takes you to
the satellite the compass
3D globe
visibility’
the settings
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The Night Sky for Android - User Guide
view.
tracking. This view which which makes
Satellites button is not is detailed
it easier to
will appear
available if
below.
view The
in yellow.
your device
Night Sky
does not
when it is
have an
dark.
inbuilt
compass.
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screen where
you can turn
the sound
effects on or
off, increase
or decrease
the time star
names and
other info
fades away,
and view
licensing and
support
information.
Once you tap the earth button you get a 3D view of the earth, you
can use your finger to spin the globe and view it from all
perspectives:
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A guide to buttons on the 3D earth view screen:
This button
takes you
back to the
main star
view screen.
This button allows
This button
to to select which places a dot on
part of the world the globe which
you want to view indicates where
the sky from.
you are
Position the white located, this is
dot on the location
obtained via
you would like to
GPS.
see the sky for,
then tap the main
star view button.
The sky map will
then show the sky
for your selected
location.
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This button
overlays the
satellite view
over the 3D
globe.
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Information about the Satellites
If you see a satellite that has the symbol "R/B" in it, it is a rocket
booster, which are the remains of the launcher of a rocket.
If you see a satellite with a name such as "CUTE-1 (CO-55)" or
"OSCAR" it is most likely an amateur radio satellite, which are used
for communication on different types of radio equipment. Most people
use them to communicate with others on FM or SSB. You must get a
license in order to use these amateur radio satellites for
communication.
An iridium satellite is basically any satellite with "IRIDIUM" in the
name. They orbit the Earth in 100 minutes at 16,832 miles per hour.
The satellites can be used with satellite phones, which can be
purchased from Iridium. The Iridium satellite phones are more
reliable, because you can communicate with other people when your
cell network is disturbed or not available.
Any of these satellites can be put into the brightest satellite category.
It just depends on how bright they are.
Frequently Asked Questions & Problems
Do I require a cellular data or wi-fi connection to use The Night
Sky?
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No. Once you have downloaded The Night Sky your all set to go!
The Night Sky will function anywhere with or without a connection.
The Night Sky will occasionally use a connection to update satellite
data, however it will do this discreetly and does not require a
connection to function.
My Android device won’t track the sky automatically....
Please note not all Android devices support compass tracking.
Therefore you have to navigate the sky with your finger on the screen
as some Android devices are not capable of tracking direction.
Further help and information....
If you need any more help or information for using ‘The Night Sky’,
please e-mail [email protected]
If you enjoy using The Night Sky, please tell your friends and family
about the app, also we would really appreciate 5 star reviews
★★★★★ on the Android Marketplace, Samsung Apps, and
Amazon Apps depending on where you purchased The Night Sky
from, so if you can spare the time to write one we would appreciate it!
Thank you for using our magical app - ‘The Night Sky’!
iCandi Apps Ltd. ® - Registered address: iCandi Apps Ltd., Unit B Rubery House, The Avenue, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9AL, United Kingdom
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