Comments on: Google Sky Map: Real Life Example!

By: Eric Melanson

Eric Melanson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:08:55 +0000

Gotta agree with R. I bought the mytouch 3g just for this app, because I am an amateur astronomer and wanted to get this to aid in my night watches, and go figure, IT DOESN”T WORK!!! I am pissed! I have tried the “figure eight with your wrist” crap, and it still says the moon is on the ground. And searching for answers on the net is not helping. Apperently there isn’t anyone out there experiencing these frustrating as hell problems. This SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: R.

R. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:09:28 +0000

The concept is cool, but the glitches, bugs, and fact that it doesn’t work sucks. G1 ~ $300, Sky Map ~ $somethings, watching some guy talk about an app that doesnt work… priceless.

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T-Mobile 4G Network Coming With Help From Comcast | Android Phone Fans — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:07:26 +0000

[...] According to a “trusted tipster” of TMOtoday, T-Mobile and Comcast entered into an agreement last month wherein Comcast would provide the infrastructure to support a 4G mobile network. The first two areas blessed with quadruple G-droppings? Washington D.C. and Baltimore! Which makes me happy because guess where I live? [...]

By: BM

BM — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:09:31 +0000

Sometimes the G1′s compass is not calibrated. In the “About” area of Sky Map, they mention this and explain how to calibrate it. Knowledge is power.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:13:52 +0000

In order to get the “flower growing” effect but with stars, do what you did with your video camera. Place a camera on a tripod or whatever and have it point to the sky or star you want. Then set the shutter speed to about 15 minutes or so, because Baltimore is pretty light polluted. The shutter speed, being so lengthy, will pull out all the lights in the picture and actually make the star brighter. And you will get the star trail picture that you want. Its fairly simple and you can use a point-and-shoot. If you leave the shutter speed for too long, then it will really brighten up the picture because the camera will keep pulling in light from the street lamps and such.

By: Mylo

Mylo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:07:27 +0000

That second video was great – so funny to watch…
“Where the hell are you moon?!” ;)

By: SDscorch

SDscorch — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:15:11 +0000

awesome vid!

thx!
:D

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:24:49 +0000

wow, to think my my next phone (currently bb 8310 owner) was going to be an iphone….eph that. Give me a magic or I7500!!!!!! these apps are amazing!!!!!!!!

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:43:12 +0000

Each film frame captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back = “time lapse”. :)

I’ve heard a few people say they want an Android phone, just so they can have the Google Sky Map application!

By: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:19:02 +0000

“A little rusty” would be putting it lightly. But in my defense, each time I recorded these I had been awake for 24+ hours!

By: RM

RM — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:15:00 +0000

Goggle Sky is a phenomenal app and one of the best demo vehicles for the phone and OS.

And, yes, your astronomy is a little rusty. That was Jupiter, of course….because Neptune is never visible to the naked eye. :)

On a side note, maybe it’s just me, but the compass feels more accurate and responsive now after Cupcake. Google Sky in compass-mode is almost dead spot-on. Cupcake rocks.