Old 02-29-16 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Yes. Sometimes I use Google Sky Map when I go backpacking to tell me the names of the stars I'm looking at.
The free SkEye app is great. Just hold the phone up to the sky, and it'll show a live map of stars, planets, and constellations in that direction. Or do a search for a star or planet, and use the green arrow direction finder until the item is centered in your view.

You can zoom in enough to see the moons around Jupiter, for instance.


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