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SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X

The Enthusiast's Astronomy Software - Macbook | iMac (OS X 10.10+)

Looking for iOS or Android? SkySafari 6 for iOS or SkySafari 6 for Android


Accurate Simulation

Simulate the sky from anywhere on Earth, up to 10000 years in the past or future. Animate transits, conjunctions, eclipses, and other events with time controls.

Telescope Control

With our SkyFi 3 wireless telescope control SkySafari Plus & Pro apps can point your computer-controlled telescope anywhere in the sky.

Precision Graphics

Computing the positions of solar system objects to sub-arcsecond precision with the latest JPL planetary ephemerides.

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Astronomical Encyclopedia

Thousands of encyclopedic descriptions of the constellations, stars, planets and deep-sky objects written by professionals.*

Astrophotography

Hundreds of images from NASA space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the world's foremost astrophotographers.

Largest App Database

100,000,000+ stars, 3,000,000+ galaxies, and over 750,000+ solar system objects, including every comet and asteroid ever discovered.*

* Largest database only available in SkySafari Pro.

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SkySafari 6

SkySafari 6 shows you 120,000 stars, 222 of the best-known star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the sky; including all of the Solar System's major planets and moons, and more than 200 asteroids, comets, and satellites.

 $9.99 USD

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SkySafari 6 Plus

SkySafari 6 Plus shows you 2.5 million stars, and 32,000 deep sky objects; including the entire NGC/IC catalog, and 7,000 asteroids, comets, and satellites with updatable orbits. Plus, state of the art mobile telescope control.

 $29.99 USD

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SkySafari 6 Pro

SkySafari 6 Pro includes over 100 million stars, 3 million galaxies down to 18th magnitude, and 750,000 solar system objects; including every comet and asteroid ever discovered.* Plus, state of the art mobile telescope control.

 $59.99 USD


What's New in SkySafari 6

We're pushing the envelope to the edge of the universe!

Apollo In-App Purchase

Travel along for the most historic moments & place yourself at exact spots of the Apollo Space Missions using the powerful features of SkySafari.

Data Backup and Cloud Sync

SkySafari 6 will (optionally) backup your data to our secure cloud storage, syncing it across all your iOS devices, and making it accessible on LiveSky.com.**

We Have The Best Stars

We’ve updated to use the UCAC5 star catalog with 29 million stars down to 15th magnitude. And with an in-app purchase you can get a total 109 million stars.*

We Have The Best Galaxies

The PGC catalog has 784,000 galaxies down to 18th magnitude. And with an in-app purchase you can get a total 3.4 million galaxies down to the 21st magnitude.*

Observers First

We made it easier to record observations and now associate them with Sites and Observing Lists, and collect them into Sessions that span hours, or nights.

Graph It

The completely new graph tool will give a quick visual representation of an object’s altitude above the horizon. Essential for planning your night’s observations.

Plan It

Our new updated planner lets you create a list of targets for your observing session with filters like object types, time range, constellation, catalog and more.

Share It

With a free signup you can view & share your observing data from LiveSky.com.** Affordable premium memberships allow for web editing & data management.


* Largest mobile database requires in-app purchase of UCAC5 & PGC database extensions - only available in SkySafari Pro.

** LiveSky viewing/exporting/sharing of user data is FREE. LiveSky web editing of user data requires affordable premium membership.




Basic
What's New in V6
 
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New Dark Theme
LiveSky.com User Data Management
Remote Data Backup & Cloud Sync Service
Configurable Font Sizes
More Accurate Comet and Asteroid Data
Better Moon Display When Zoomed Out
Improved Databases
Support of Open Astronomy Log
Observation Planning Tool
Reworked Observing Lists and Observations
Object Visibility Graph
Batch Download DSS Images for Observing List
Improved Double Star Searches
Unlimited Number of Field of View Indicators
Better Control of Magnitude Limits
Redesigned Menubar for Easier Access to Features
Astronomy League Supernova and Quasar Database
In App Purchase UCAC5 Star Database Extension

1.5 GB

In App Purchase PGC Galaxy Database Extension

200 MB

Basic
Databases & Computation
 
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Databases & Computation
 
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Databases & Computation
 
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Number of Stars

120,357

2,554,770

29,042,794

UCAC5 Star Database Extension (Pro IAP)

n/a

n/a

109,446,575

Star Magnitude Limit

~8.0

~12.0

~15.0

Number of Deep Sky Objects

222

32,537

784,248

PGC Galaxy Database Extension (Pro IAP)

n/a

n/a

3,413,708

Deep Sky Magnitude Limit

~10.0

~15.0

~18.0

Number of Planets & Moons

34

38

187

Number of Asteroids

100

5112

746,410

Number of Comets

20

621

3,497

Number of Satellites

124

1,847

1,847

Planetary Position Accuracy

10" - 1'

< 0.1"

< 0.1"

Number of Horizon Panoramas

3

6

10

Number of Object Descriptions

626

1,476

1,629

Number of Object Images

473

592

865

High Resolution Object Images

0

0

GCVS Variable Stars Database

nil

nil

Basic
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Conjunctions, Oppositions, Eclipses, Transits
Saves, Restores, and E-Mails Settings
Imports Custom Horizon Panoramas
Updates Solar System Orbit Data
Includes Sky & Telescope SkyWeek
Wired & Wireless Telescope Control
Telescope Equipment Settings
Custom Observing Lists
Orbit Solar System Objects
Orbit Nearby Stars
Hi-Res Earth, Moon, Mars maps
Planet & Moon Surface Feature Labels
Coordinate Grids and Reference Lines
Computation Precision & Precession Settings
Date, Time, & Coordinate Format Settings
Computes Objects' Angular Separations
Alt-Azimuth ("Local Horizon") Sky Charts
Equatorial ("Star Atlas") Sky Charts
Ecliptic ("Solar System") Sky Charts
Galactic ("Milky Way") Sky Charts
Ultra-Hi-Res Moon map


"If you have even the slightest interest in what you can see and learn in Earth's sky, this [SkySafari 5] is one of the very best iOS apps you'll ever use."

John Martellaro, The Mac Observer, December 16th, 2015