Sky Map

Sky Map turns your Android device into a window on the night sky.

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Previous Versions

Sky Map 1.10.3 - RC1 APK

May 3, 2024 4.39 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: ef3dfcc2588e768dd47f7e91509ddda42bd196cd

Size: 4.39 MB

What's New:

Removed the no longer needed Eclipse map, shrinking the app by 50 percent.

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Sky Map 1.10.3 - RC0 APK

April 30, 2024 4.39 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: d5f534d993f1a4d52b3b39da1c0ef67f4fd583a5

Size: 4.39 MB

What's New:

Removed the map of the Eclipse path now that it's over. This reduces the app size considerably.

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Sky Map 1.10.2 - RC5 APK

March 20, 2024 7.54 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 222026d423a6dc62a0fbd7ecaa4224cd2aea6479

Size: 7.54 MB

What's New:

Updates for the upcoming North American Solar Eclipse

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Sky Map 1.10.1 - RC2 APK

August 2, 2022 4.34 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 4facac21313950a33a754ec8afe8815d4c37960b

Size: 4.34 MB

What's New:

Adds Comet Leonard, which will be visible for a few days around Christmas.
Sundry translation improvements and a major refactoring of the code.

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Sky Map 1.10.0 - RC3 APK

January 11, 2022 5.44 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 58adc7e887bd5de10e064416a560e07989784b7d

Size: 5.44 MB

What's New:

Adds Comet Leonard, which will be visible for a few days around Christmas.
Sundry translation improvements and a major refactoring of the code.

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Sky Map 1.9.6 - RC6 APK

December 28, 2020 4.26 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: ed5b9a807721455cbdbe4905d67799fbd661ede4

Size: 4.26 MB

What's New:

Fixed the ordering of Jupiter and Saturn.
Adds an event in Time Travel for the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction.

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Sky Map 1.9.5 - RC2 APK

September 28, 2020 3.73 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.1+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 735db0182a15e28c9ad7c44c06387ec9e1bd1e9b

Size: 3.73 MB

What's New:

• Welsh language support (many thanks Cymrodor)
• Some Norwegian translation fixes (credit: FTNo)
• Made the Calibration dialog less aggressive and self-closing
• Shortened the EULA
• Restored Firebase Analytics
• Retired the temporary data hack for Neowise
• Changed the declination lines to be 10 degrees apart instead of 9 and added labels
• Moved the time travel dialog controls to the bottom so they do not clash with the Android UI

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Sky Map 1.9.4 - neowisehack APK

July 24, 2020 3.36 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 6a42a0036d55f073d3e65d6fc041c52b82d067fa

Size: 3.36 MB

What's New:

Comet Neowise!
Note: Rather than calculate the comet's location at the current time, we instead show its position on half a dozen days over the next couple of weeks. Given that the comet will not be visible for long we felt implementing this quickly was the best solution.
Some translation fixes including Norwegian - thanks for all who contributed.

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Sky Map 1.9.3 - P APK

June 9, 2020 3.86 MB

Requires Android: Android 9.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: e4d236083d46c47395a5bfecd0e7d0ab0d88d903

Size: 3.86 MB

What's New:

Fixed M31 image
Ukranian support - thanks Lukyanov
Other language fixes
Workaround for broken menu styling in Android P

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Sky Map 1.9.3 APK

September 3, 2018 3.87 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 24ceafa2ba4ba367205937fa3abfacaa66069f76

Size: 3.87 MB

What's New:

Fixed M31 image
Ukranian support - thanks Lukyanov
Other language fixes

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Sky Map 1.9.2 APK

August 23, 2018 3.61 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: fb356f94cf0bd5a934be517baa5aaf9f7feb81c5

Size: 3.61 MB

What's New:

Workaround for bugs in the Samsung S4 and Note 3 that caused crash on start up.
Workaround for a small number of gyro-less phones that misreport their sensor status causing the map not to move.
Uses gyro by default if supported

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Sky Map 1.9.1f APK

September 26, 2016 3.61 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: c07b07c93da019f36a85768744aaeb2802d7865e

Size: 3.61 MB

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Sky Map 1.9.1 APK

September 8, 2016 3.62 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: f4455fc0c06bba7a99f5a856e56875f5d5dec0e4

Size: 3.62 MB

What's New:

Uses gyro by default if supported
Time travel bug fix
Fixed German translations (thanks: JohannesWestphal)
Added Korean terms of service (thanks: Doi W)

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Sky Map 1.9.0b APK

July 12, 2016 3.61 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 99f7fd11c868e58dbbaa4562f209c1e6dc2b756c

Size: 3.61 MB

What's New:

Now uses your phone's gyroscope (if your phone has one) for a smoother experience. Enable it from settings.

Greek translations (thanks: ftsamis)
Fixed Russian translations (thanks: AlexLitvino)

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Sky Map 1.8.6b APK

June 12, 2016 3.57 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 2c52c02804b038b731af10b97d9f296ec80f816b

Size: 3.57 MB

What's New:

• Make the calibration dialogs less frequent
• Chinese translation fix
• Added Epsilon Lyrae (by request)
• New: no need to accept EULA with each update from now on
• Minor stability fixes

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Sky Map 1.8.5 APK

May 24, 2016 3.57 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: d61a64ec0383f1a9f39116d6af6d14db464fdb7c

Size: 3.57 MB

What's New:

Manual location bugfix - previously you couldn't enter negative numbers
German translation fix
New option for the (very very tiny number of) phones whose manufacturers incorrectly implemented the magnetic sensor. If you find Sky Map shows South when you're facing North try checking "reverse axis" in sensor settings.

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Sky Map 1.8.4.1 APK

April 29, 2016 3.57 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: d77a99cb92acd7b953e9f6561f8c589b33c3dbc2

Size: 3.57 MB

What's New:

2 new images in the Gallery
3 new destinations in Time Travel including this year's Mercury transit
Calibration assistance for when your compass is inaccurate
Smoother planet motion in Time Travel
A new 'Diagnostics' page for debugging

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Sky Map 1.8.3 APK

April 5, 2016 3.15 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: f576e5c12e4f0edbf5986051e1767fa27bb5e957

Size: 3.15 MB

What's New:

Fixed gallery search
Added higher damping to reduce the jitters
Changed Cassiopeia to a "W" shape by popular demand
Added extra assistance to Android 6 users regarding the Location permission.
High res app icons

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Sky Map 1.8.2 APK

April 4, 2016 2.08 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-240dpi

SHA1: b44910dbc68a972051e86fb4f270f47f2f5089de

Size: 2.08 MB

What's New:

More constellation names (Taureans rejoice!)
Added a warning for users whose devices lack compasses and thus cannot support automatic mode.
Constellation name fix for Dutch users
Chinese language fixes
Assorted UI tweaks

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Sky Map 1.8.0 APK

February 29, 2016 2.06 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 160-240dpi

SHA1: 4228e7c79f4e8dfa4bf3d711fe035dda17018880

Size: 2.06 MB

What's New:

Twice as many stars! (Down to magnitude 5.6)
Fixed some data errors (e.g. misnamed Rigil Kentaurus)
Made the menu accessible in the action bar
Corrected planet order so that Jupiter appears behind Venus.
Added Arabic translations (thanks to xsoh on github)
Minor bugfixes.

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Sky Map 1.6.4 APK

June 18, 2015 2.16 MB

Requires Android: Android 1.5+

Screen DPI: 160-240dpi

SHA1: 7d7ddac19122001e3e3bb618aefa2a92db80a8fc

Size: 2.16 MB

What's New:

Minor bugfix.

1.6.3:
Added meteor showers.

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