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Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy on Windows Pc

Developed By: Wolfgang Zima

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 6.211 votes

Last Updated: December 30, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.3.4
Size 41.4 MB
Release Date December 11, 23
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]

What's New:
- Several bugs fixed [see more]

Description from Developer:
Mobile Observatory Free is the perfect tool for anybody interested in the sky's wonders, from the occasional sky gazer to the passionate amateur astronomer.

If you want the a... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy and install on Windows PC. Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy is free Education app, developed by Wolfgang Zima. Latest version of Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy is 3.3.4, was released on 2023-12-11 (updated on 2023-12-30). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 6,211 users, 359 users had rated it 5*, 4,533 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy 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 Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy 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 "Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy" 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 Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy 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 "Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.3.4.

Download Mobile Observatory Free - Astronomy 3.3.4 on Windows PC – 41.4 MB

Mobile Observatory Free is the perfect tool for anybody interested in the sky's wonders, from the occasional sky gazer to the passionate amateur astronomer.

If you want the ad-free version, please visit
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zima.mobileobservatorypro

Do you want to know if the next lunar eclipse is visible from your location or when the next bright comet is visible? Would you like to be notified by your smart phone next time, Jupiter and the Moon meet in the sky? Do you want to know what the blazing bright object in the evening sky is? Do you want to be always up-to-date which celestial events that are visible from your location? Then this app is a must-have for you!

Mobile Observatory does not only include a live, zoomable sky map which tells you what sky object you are looking at but provides you with loads of detailed extra information on stars, planets, deep sky objects, meteor showers, asteroids, lunar and solar eclipses as well as detailed ephemeris of all included sky objects and an interactive top-down view of the Solar System. All that in just one app!

Mobile Observatory Free is the free version of the successful astronomy app Mobile Observatory Pro, which is available for purchase on Google Play.

The key features of MO Free are as follows:
- Photo-realistic display of the night and day sky with correctly illuminated landscape. Its the only app on Android which renders the sky physically correct, taking into account atmospheric scattering. Only the real sky is more beautiful...
- 30.000 stars to magnitude 7
- 3D-view of the Solar System
- Automatically created calendar of celestial events
- Map of the Earth showing day and night
- Automatic calculation of interesting celestial events for your location
- Daily notifications of current celestial events
- 1000 minor planets
- All 88 constellations
- Messier and Caldwell catalogs (220 Deep Sky objects)
- ... and much much more...

Mobile Observatory displays the current view of the sky, the times of rise and set of any object, current positions, and apparent views of the planets, twilight times, moon phases, celestial events (such as conjunctions and eclipses), a 3D-view of the Solar System and much more. Use Live Mode to point your device to the sky and find out what you are looking at using the orientation sensors or get daily notifications of celestial events.

Mobile Observatory currently includes data for the Sun, Moon, seven planets + Pluto, a built-in star catalog of more than 30000 stars (to magnitude 7), the Messier catalog (110 objects), and the Caldwell catalog (110 objects). The orientation sensors of your device can be used to use Mobile Observatory as a guide to the sky via Live Mode.
- Several bugs fixed
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.