Galaxy View Help

Please Note: This feature is only available in SkySafari Plus and Pro.

Galaxy View helps you visualize the 3-D location of stars and deep sky objects. Using paired face-on and edge-on views of the Galaxy, it shows you where that cluster or nebula is actually located relative to the rest of the Galaxy - a three-dimensional perspective.

Objects in the left, face-on view are always drawn overlaid on the galactic disk so they will be visible. This does not imply the object is actually in the northern galactic hemisphere. You should consult the right, edge-on view to see which hemisphere the object is actually in.

Accessing Galaxy View

If Galaxy View is shown from the Object Info, the current object's location in the Galaxy is shown. You can also show the Galaxy view from the highlighted list's icon along the bottom of the chart. In this case, all objects in the highlighted list are shown in the view.

Controls

• Share: Takes a snapshot of the view that may then be shared with others.
• Auto Zoom: If the selected object is outside the viewable area, this will zoom out to make the object visible.

More Options

Tap the More button to bring up additional options:

• Show Spiral Arm Labels: Labels the various spiral arms in the Galaxy.
• Show Constellation Sectors: Divides the Milky Way galaxy in the neighborhood of the Sun into sectors, where each sector corresponds to the Milky Way constellation you would see when looking in that direction.
• Center On Sun: Centers the view on our Sun's location in the Galaxy.
• Center On Selected Object: Centers the view on the selected object's location in the Galaxy.
• Reset: Resets the view to a zoom level where the whole Galaxy is visible.