Five great Android apps for astronomy buffs

by Nicole Bremer Nash  |  April 12, 2012, 9:47am PDT  |  Image 1 of 11

Introduction

Spring brings warm nights that are perfect for stargazing. Here are five apps that will enable you to schedule stargazing for interesting cosmic events, let you know when visibility will be at its best, and help you make sense of the cosmos once you're there. Go beyond Google's Sky Map and make the most of your stargazing experience.

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