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Planet Finder on Windows Pc

Developed By: Helioserver

License: Free

Rating: 3,4/5 - 255 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.5
Size 743 KB
Release Date December 05, 13
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (11)]

What's New:
App renaming, due to the destruction of the comet.Do not uninstall the application, please! Still very useful, thanks to the camera-planetary combination, to... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Find planets and comets with the help of your Android tablet or mobile phone.

- GPS and system hour will help you to stablish the location parameters.
- Compass and accelerometer... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Planet Finder and install on Windows PC. Planet Finder is free Tools app, developed by Helioserver. Latest version of Planet Finder is 1.5, was released on 2013-12-05 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Planet Finder is 3,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 255 users, 38 users had rated it 5*, 86 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Planet Finder on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Planet Finder on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Planet Finder 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!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Planet Finder 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 "Planet Finder" 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 Planet Finder 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 "Planet Finder" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.5.

Download Planet Finder 1.5 on Windows PC – 743 KB

Find planets and comets with the help of your Android tablet or mobile phone.

- GPS and system hour will help you to stablish the location parameters.
- Compass and accelerometer of the device will indicate you the position of the comet.
- Camera will allow you to precisely align the virtual comet with the real one.

* The efficiency of the process strongly depends on the device sensors precission. Please, use any compass calibration app (f.e. gps essentials).

The comets parameters are obtained from the website of NASA (JPL) . Hyperbolic equations for the comet trajectory have been used with some minor approximations.

Accuracy:

Average error lower than 1', compared with data from heavens-above http://www.heavens-above.com/comet.aspx

The focal length of the camera (width and height angles) has been used to place objects in the screen. If the compass and accelerometers of the device are accurate, this app is also accurate enough.
App renaming, due to the destruction of the comet.

Do not uninstall the application, please! Still very useful, thanks to the camera-planetary combination, to identify constellations and planets by their symbols. Will shortly be updated to emphasize this aspect.


- Now include stars, constallations and planets
- Orientation erros in some devices has been solved
- Rotation errors in some devices solved
- Dark background
- Keeps screen turned on
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.