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Old 07-02-2014, 11:06 PM
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MortonH
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Sky Safari disappointment - not any more!

Decided to buy the basic version to try it out on my Android tab. I like the general feel and settings except for one major flaw - you have to zoom in way too much before any deep sky objects appear. For example, Leo has to be expanded to fill my 10" screen before any of the Messier galaxies appear. Setting the name densities and magnitude limits to maximum makes no difference.

Other apps such as Stellarium and Vortex don't behave this way so I find this strange. I still don't know the southern sky very well so I like to look at large areas, choose a region with some objects and then zoom in for a more detailed look. With this app you need to know where the objects are first. Definitely puts me off paying for the pro version.

What do others think? Does the iOS version behave the same way?

Last edited by MortonH; 13-02-2014 at 09:21 PM.
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