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Sky Map is an Android
planetarium software Planetarium software is application software that allows a user to simulate the celestial sphere at any time of day, especially at night, on a computer. Such applications can be as rudimentary as displaying a star chart or sky map for a specific ...
application.


History

Sky Map was designed and developed by a group of
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engineers in
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as part of their 20% time. It's now "donated and open-sourced".


Licensing

On January 20, 2012, Google announced a student development partnership with
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and released Sky Map under the Apache 2.0
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.


Code

The project is presently available in the form of a
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repository.


See also

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Google Sky Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users ...
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Planetarium software Planetarium software is application software that allows a user to simulate the celestial sphere at any time of day, especially at night, on a computer. Such applications can be as rudimentary as displaying a star chart or sky map for a specific ...
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Stellarium A stellarium is a three-dimensional map of the stars, typically centered on Earth. They are common fixtures at planetarium A planetarium ( planetariums or ''planetaria'') is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entert ...
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Star chart A star chart is a celestial map of the night sky with astronomical objects laid out on a grid system. They are used to identify and locate constellations, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and planets. They have been used for human navigation since ...
- map of the night sky


References


External links

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Sky Map
at ''GitHub'' * Free and open-source Android software Google Planetarium technology Free astronomy software {{astronomy-stub