iPhone 3GS

[AdrianF]

For those that are interested the 16Gb iPhone 3GS is now available thru everyones favourite telco on a $49 cap plan with no upfront payment.
I have just ordered one to replace my 3G 8Gb.

Adrian

Ps for the 49$ you get 450$ worth of calls and 200 Mb of data.

[irwjager]

Hi Adrian,

How do you find an iPhone for Astronomy?

I got an Android phone myself and love it for Google Sky Map and using it as a red flashlight... :P Any such equivalents for iPhone?

[Octane]

Ivo,

You will not believe the amount of astronomy applications there are for the iPhone.

Do a search on these forums for iPhone and astro. I've written lists of applications in the past, as have others.

There's full on planetarium (with telescope control/camera control) applications for the iPhone, and, they work incredibly well.

H

[irwjager]

Wow... Just did as you suggested and found Starmap Pro. Seems like an iPhone poops all over anything else when it comes to astronomy! :eyepop:

[Octane]

Ivo,

Try Chronometer (not strictly astronomy), The Photographer's Ephemeris (not strictly astronomy), SkyVoyager (I find this one to be the best) also, for a start.

H

[irwjager]

They all seem pretty amazing! I got an Android phone though and was trying to get a feel for what it's like 'on the other side of the fence' - pretty damn green it seems :)

The deal Adrian found seems like a great way to get started for those looking to avail of all this goodness!

[AdrianF]

I have been using the iPhone 3G for the last 2 years and use a few astronomy apps including Sky Voyager and find them extremely useful. I haven't used the control option in the program yet but I believe a few on this forum do.
There are literally 1000's of apps and guaranteed there will be something for everyone. I think I have around 90 apps on mine some free some I have paid for.

Adrian