SkyView Lite User Manual

How to Customize SkyView’s Display

Tap the menu icon at the top left from the app’s main window (see below Figure 1).

For Android users, this will open up the Settings menu. Proceed to step 3.

For iOS users, a toolbar will pop up at the bottom of the screen.

Tap the wrench icon on the toolbar (see below Figure 2).

Tap Display in the settings menu (see below Figure 3).

In the Display window you can:

Toggle the Augmented Reality View for iOS or Augmented Reality Camera for Android.

Disabling the camera will project celestial objects onto a black background.

Toggle the Screen Always On option.

Enabling Screen Always On will keep your phone’s display from going to sleep while viewing the stars.

This option is on Android only.

Toggle Constellation Art

Disabling Constellation Art will allow you to see the basic star formation of a constellation without the artistic rendering overlaid.

Toggle Constellation Line

Disabling Constellation Lines will allow you to see constellations as they appear in the sky without lines connecting each star.

Toggle Satellites

Disabling Satellites will hide satellites from your view.

Toggle Object Trajectories

Disabling Object Trajectories will hide the trajectories shown after tapping on a planet or a satellite.

Adjust the Visible Star Magnitude

Adjusting Visible Star Magnitude will increase or decrease the brightness/visibility of the stars.

Adjust Planet Size
Tap Coordinate Display

This will open up a sub-menu where you can enable 1 of 3 options:

Enable None

Enabling None will hide coordinates.

Enable Right Ascension & Declination

Enabling Right Ascension & Declination will attach celestial coordinates to your viewing reticle: RA on the left, expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds, and DEC on the right, expressed in degrees.

Enable Azimuth & Elevation

Enabling Azimuth & Elevation will attach coordinates to your viewing reticle: Azimuth on the left, and EL on the right, both expressed in degrees.

Toggle Horizon Line

Disabling Horizon Line will hide the red line that shows cardinal directions from the center of your view.

Toggle Compass

Disabling Compass will hide the compass that is visible when looking straight.

Tap Night Mode

This will open up a sub-menu where you can enable 1 of 3 options:

Enable Off

This will enable the default, full-color view.

Enable Red

This will turn all of the in-app graphics red.

Enable Green

This will turn all of the in-app graphics green.

Figure 1. Menu Icon

Figure 2. Wrench Icon

Figure 3. Display

How to Adjust the In-App Clock

Adjusting the in-app clock allows you to view celestial object positioning of the past and future.

Tap the menu icon at the top left from the app’s main window (see below Figure 4).

For Android users, this will open up the Settings menu. Proceed to step 3.

For iOS users, a toolbar will pop up at the bottom of the screen.

Tap the wrench icon on the toolbar (see below Figure 5).
Tap Date and Time in the Settings menu (see below Figure 6).

This will open up the Solar System Date & Time menu.

In the Solar System Date & Time menu:

Tap Date to access the adjustable month, day, and year wheel.
Tap Time to access the adjustable hour, minute, and am-pm wheel.

Touch and drag your finger down on the desired parameter to rewind the clock.

Touch and drag up to move the clock forward.

Tap Use Current Date & Time to reset the clock to your phone’s current time.

Tap the < icon in the top left twice to return to the augmented-reality view.

The celestial-object positioning within your augmented-reality view should now match your chosen date and time.

Figure 4. Menu Icon

Figure 5. Wrench Icon

Figure 6. Date & Time

How to Find Celestial Objects and Information

Using augmented-reality viewing, you can identify a celestial object and select it to learn more about it.

Point your phone’s camera in any direction.
Center the celestial object of interest inside the thin circle on the center of the screen (see below Figure 7).
Tap the celestial object inside the thin circle.
Tap the ⓘ on the bottom of the screen to view the information (see below Figure 8)
Scroll down to view the information (see below Figure 9).
Tap the arrow in the top right corner to exit the window once you've finished viewing the information (see below Figure 10).

A window that could include the location, mythology, visualization, and astrology information pertaining to your chosen celestial object should now be open.

Figure 7. Thin Circle

Figure 8. Information Icon

Figure 9. Scroll

Figure 10. Exit Arrow