Here are the top astronomy apps to get a sense of your place in the universe. These apps not only map out the stars, but also let you explore our solar system and find unknown facts about space.
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List of best astronomy apps for Windows Phone users:
1) Astronomy Hub
Astronomy Hub is one of the popular astronomy apps available for Windows Phone users. The simple, clean and user-friendly interface will be able to satisfy your needs. With this app, you can read and listen to latest news from official NASA’s channels and read thousands of articles stored in a huge archive.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Publisher: ByteStorms
Works with: Windows Phone 7.5 and up
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2) SkyMap Free
SkyMap is an amazing app that shows the sky in 3D. It enables you to point your phone at the sky and see stars, constellations, planets or deep space objects are out there. As the app determines your location automatically, it is extremely easy to use. You can pinch to zoom for more details and it also provides a customizable map.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Deneb Soft
Works with: Windows Phone 7.5 and up
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3) NASA Image of the Day
Here comes an excellent app for space lovers. This app offers you a different photo from NASA every weekday. It provides you detailed description of the image. Also, you can save the picture to your photo by tap and holding on the picture. It is one of the famous astronomy apps we have for Windows Phone.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Gabriel Caldwell
Works with: Windows Phone 7.5 and up
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4) Lunar Phases
The app enables you to keep up to date with the moon. Lunar Phases is for anyone who quickly needs to check the moon’s phase. You can also pin a live tile to your start screen. Among popular astronomy apps, the app is available for free download and comes with no annoying ads.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars
Publisher: VinApp
Works with: Windows Phone 7.5 and up
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5) Space Weather
Space Weather app provides you real-time solar storm status, alert, reports and predictions for space weather. It includes real-time images of the Earth as seen from space, image of the aurora oval, movies of the sun, real-time solar movies, and lots more. It also provides you with beautiful artwork, animations, transitions and fades.
Cost: $1.99
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Timothy Stewart
Works with: Windows Phone 7.5 and up
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6) APODViewer7
APODViewer7 offers you astronomy picture of the day. Each day, a different image of the fascinating universe is featured along with a description written by a professional astronomer. It allows you to quickly view and save the image to your phone for later use as backgrounds or wallpaper. It also includes link to view the images original web page.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Brian Kassay
Works with: Windows Phone 7.5 and up
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7) Palm Reader
Palm reader is an interesting app that offers you instant access to the ancient art of palmistry. With this app, you will be glad to discover insightful and beautiful prediction of your life pattern. You will learn how to interpret the length of the palm and fingers, the hand types, thumbs, marks on the fingers, the mounts, and timing in the palm.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Mango Technologies Private Limited
Works with: Windows Phone 7.5 and up
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