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Sky Xplore on Windows Pc

Developed By: AstroKode

License: Free

Rating: 4,2/5 - 409 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.4
Size 28.9 MB
Release Date May 10, 18
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks. [see more (6)]

What's New:
New feature: Sky Events interface including:- Annual celestial events- Closest planet conjunctions of all time- Major meteor showers guideOther updates:- Ads... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Point your device in any direction and instantly find out what stars and planets are in your view. the App gives you real-time, live view of the stars, planets and constellations a... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Sky Xplore and install on Windows PC. Sky Xplore is free Education app, developed by AstroKode. Latest version of Sky Xplore is 1.0.4, was released on 2018-05-10 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Sky Xplore is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 409 users, 44 users had rated it 5*, 269 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Sky Xplore on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Sky Xplore on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Sky Xplore on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Sky Xplore using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Sky Xplore" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Sky Xplore on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Sky Xplore" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.4.

Download Sky Xplore 1.0.4 on Windows PC – 28.9 MB

Point your device in any direction and instantly find out what stars and planets are in your view. the App gives you real-time, live view of the stars, planets and constellations as seen from your location, above and below the horizon.

Provides detailed information about celestial objects, and will let you dive into the 3-D star field to get a better perspective how stars are actually located in constellations.

Experience the solar system by entering orbits of the planets and many major moons.

Designed for everyone, it is easy to use but also provides advanced features for the more experienced sky observer, such as the
new Sky Events interface (read more in features below).

The Time Player feature allows you to jump to the past or future and travel through time at different rates for you to observe the orbits of planets and moons.

Use the celestial and horizon sky grids and the coordinate display to see what is above the horizon and to get your bearing in real time.

Search and discover detailed information about stars and planets. Search objects by name or quickly identify sky objects by tapping the screen.

Switch to the manual sky view mode and use finger gestures to scroll and zoom the sky for a detailed study of the sky.

FEATURES:
New features in latest release 1.04 in bold.

★ New Sky Events interface containing:
• Events by Year: All celestial events in one place calculated for the year specified, +14 000 year range *
• Closest planet conjunctions up to one minute of arc: precalculated for +14 000 year range
• Major meteor showers: provides details and dates for the forthcoming 12 months and includes observation guide for the nights of peak shower activity, calculated for your location. Add reminders of shower peak nights to your calendar.
• High energy sky mode, see the sky in high energy band, as seen through high energy filters. Allows you to see the beyond human visual range. The most luminous stars radiate much of their total energy output in the Ultraviolet(uv) and Blue (b) -bands(use with star auto-id to rank the most luminous stars in the sky)
★ Live 3-D sky map
★ Move in 3-D space to get perspective of the relative positions of stars
★ More than 8000 bright stars, data compiled from several sources
★ 88 constellations and the planets and major moons of our solar system
★ Automatic identifying and ranking of the brightest stars currently in view
★ Enter orbits of solar system planets and major moons
★ Current brightness and illuminated fraction of planets
★ Moon phase and illumination info
★ Planet rise and set times
★ Celestial right ascension / declination and and observer azimuth / altitude grids coordinates displaying also the date and Julian day
★ Sky object search
★ Automatic location determination from network / GPS or set location manually


( * - Some event data may be inaccurate if time is set far from present, as fast approximation calculation methods are used for certain event types.)
New feature: Sky Events interface including:
- Annual celestial events
- Closest planet conjunctions of all time
- Major meteor showers guide
Other updates:
- Ads removed
- Bug fixes
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.