Celestial Nav

Celestial Nav

Modern Celestial Navigation

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publisher
category
price
Free (IAP)
Reviews
4.4 (7)
United States United States
Description
Modern Celestial Navigation
Celestial Nav is an easy to use, all-in-one tool which offers:
• Celestial navigational computations for your device
• Simple toolbar menu for quick access
• Internally stored perpetual Almanac
• Offline ready and functional without the need for other external tools
• Quick and easy capture celestial observation data
• High accuracy sight reductions
• Star reference tables


SIGHT PLANNING
• Local Hour Angle (LHA) for Aries
• Star tables sorted by name, magnitude, declination, and SHA
• Sunrise, sunset, twilight, and location reference
• Moon phase reference


SIGHT REDUCTION
• High accuracy sight reduction algorithm
• Perpetual Almanac offering accurate data for years 1600 - 3000
• Almanac data for Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
• Detailed Almanac data for 58 navigational stars
• Assumed Position (AP) for any user defined position
• Line of Position (LOP) intercept data for accurate course and speed adjustments
• Computational variables displayed for accuracy and validation


CELESTIAL FIX
• Computations by USNO algorithm in the Nautical Almanac
• Save all your LOP in an easy reference table




BASIC VERSION
Free daytime celestial navigation tools using the sun:
• Unlimited sextant sight reduction calculations
• Sight reduction to a line of position using the sun
• Perpetual almanac for the sun
• Advanced sight corrections for index error, eye height, temperature, and pressure
• Support for upper and lower limb reference
• Star Table with navigational references
• Detailed Sun references
• Limited Moon references




PRO FEATURES (IN-APP PURCHASE)
Advanced Day & Night Celestial Navigation includes all BASIC features plus:
• Almanac data for 65 navigational bodies for years 1600 through 3000
• Map display for saved LOPs
• View intercepts with course and speed corrections
• Metric and imperial unit support with automatic conversions
• Support for coordinate entries in different formats (H° M’ S” or Decimals)
• Save all your LOP calculations for future reference
• Save user preferences and settings
• Unrestricted moon references
• Almanac and algorithmic models for 65 navigational bodies:
	• Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
	• 58 navigational stars

Supported stars: Acamar, Achernar, Acrux, Adhara, Aldebaran, Alioth, Alkaid, Alnair, Alnilam, Alphard, Alphecca, Alpheratz, Altair, Ankaa, Antares, Arcturus, Atria, Avior, Bellatrix, Betelgeuse, Canopus, Capella, Deneb, Denebola, Diphda, Dubhe, Elnath, Eltanin, Enif, Fomalhaut, Gacrux, Gienah, Hadar, Hamal, Kaus Australis, Kochab, Markab, Menkar, Menkent, Miaplacidus, Mirfak, Nunki, Peacock, Polaris, Pollux, Procyon, Rasalhague, Regulus, Rigel, Rigil Kent., Sabik, Schedar, Shaula, Sirius, Spica, Suhail, Vega, Zubengenubi




REFERENCES
Sight reductions and celestial calculations use various internationally accepted references for the most accurate results:
• Jean Meeus - Astronomical Algorithms
• US Naval Observatory (USNO) Almanac and Algorithms
• Hipparcos New Astrometric Catalog, Published 2007
• ELP2000-85


SUBSCRIPTION TERMS
Celestial Nav is free to download and the basic features free to use. A paid upgrade to the PRO version provides access to premium features and additional tools.
We may offer trial subscriptions that give limited time access to all PRO features and premium content for the duration of the trial period. Trial subscriptions automatically expire and the app will revert back to the Basic version thereafter. No data is lost but access and use of premium features will no longer be available.
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Reviews

Best out there right now

Developer fixes bugs and this app is actively supported. The best I can say is very simple: It works as advertised! I sail extensively and use this app regularly. Sailingwithgrace.com

The Last TroubadorSun, Mar 17, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Broken

Wrote a bad review, developer responded asking for a chance to address the issue. After multiple emails for days there is no response from the develiper… this app does not work after upgrading to pro and paying money!!! The Developer never responds to emails. Apple gave me a refund.

The Last TroubadorTue, Mar 5, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Broken

App does not work after upgrading to pro and paying money!!!

The Last TroubadorFri, Mar 1, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Good app, responsive developer

I'm updating my review again! This is a solid app that I've found very useful for learning about celestial navigation. I previously found a couple of bugs in the app and reported them. The developer addressed then immediately, which is really great to see. I recommend this app for its general usefulness as well as the responsiveness of the developer.

richcradFri, May 26, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Good app with some bugs

I previously reviewed the app and commented on some bugs that I found. I never heard back from the developer however it would seem that at least some of the bugs have now been addressed. So I've updated my review and am hopeful to be able to use the app.

richcradWed, May 24, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Not working

I paid for the seven day trial. The app seemed to work on the first day when taking sun and moon shots, but the Hc calculations did not seem to include either pub. 229 or pub. 249 corrections, the LOPs were not drawn and old LOPs could not be deleted. When testing with Arcturus on the second day the Body selector could not be be changed to a star and the app kept crashing. This may have been caused by the Star Info page being empty. Even after rebooting my iPad, I could no longer select any Body. There seems to be no manual whatsoever to be found for this app.

LarscheThu, Mar 3, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Nice features and accuracy!

Sweet app! Best one I have seeing for accuracy and lots of additional features 🤓. Developer gets back to questions pretty quick too.

MikhaPMon, Jan 10, 2022
United StatesUnited States
Download & Revenue
DOWNLOAD 4KApr 2024Worldwide
REVENUE$543Apr 2024Worldwide
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About
Bundle Id
net.skytip.celestialnav
Min Os. Version
15.0
Release Date
Tue, Nov 2, 2021
Update Date
Sun, May 5, 2024
Content Rating
4+
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
11.89MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
Yes
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English
What's New
version
3.1.3
updated
1 week ago
- High accuracy display of azimuth to support commercial marine navigation (Gyro Error Check).

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