Pocket Universe

From an augmented reality view of the night sky, to a virtual visit to the surface of Mars, Pocket Universe is the ultimate in astronomy apps.

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from an augmented reality view of the night sky, to a virtual visit to the surface of mars, pocket universe is the ultimate in astronomy apps. moon phases, orrery, iss sightings, jupiter’s moons, quiz games, leaderboard achievements, popup notifications of important events, monthly and nightly highlights..

pocket universe was the first iphone astronomy app to support the builtin compass, and it was also the first to add a true augmented reality view using the iphones builtin camera! use the camera view in the evening or morning sky to overlay the labelled view over the real sky.

simply hold up your iphone in front of you, and the view will be exactly what you see but with names and information at your fingertips. move the iphone around to see the view change in realtime.

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