SkyPointer Live

Name: SkyPointer
Rating: 4.00 (233 reviews)
Author: Gerhard Buder

Gerhard Buder4 apps · 27.9K installsToolsFreecom.skypointer.android

SkyPointer - The easy way to find Planets, ISS and much more

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Total installs: 27,768
Installs / day: —
Rating: 4.0★
Released: 8 Nov 2011
Last update: 25 May 2026
Countries: —

Install history

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30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

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App manifest

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Permissions

8 in 3 groups

3 Sensitive2 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
Use your camera to take photos and record videos

LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA

OtherNotable5

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Temporarily turn off your screen lock, for example to show an incoming calldisable your screen lock · DISABLE_KEYGUARD
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Set an alarm in your phone's clock appset an alarm · com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

SkyPointer is a simple but useful tool to show the position of sun, moon, the brightest planets, the International Space Station ISS, Hubble telescope, the chinese station Tiangong2 and other objects. All objects are visible to the unaided eye. With SkyPointer it is easy to find out the position of the sky objects at a specific time or a specific date. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9w4iIgyIrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q9h_JauZUM For example you can easily find out the different solar altitudes between summer and winter. SkyPointer does not need internet connection except for downloading orbit data for satellites triggered by yourself. *** PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR COMPASS IS CALIBRATED *** Observing aspects: The planets are visible as small light points. The brightest planets are Venus and Jupiter. Mars appears as small red dot. You can see the ring of Saturn with a good binocular. Mercury is hard to observe because it is very close to sun. Uranus appears not brighter than a normal star. The ISS appears as bright point of light when sunlit. The ISS point moves much faster than a plane and is brighter than the brightest star.

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