New in Version 3.0.3 (2010.11.28)
- First open source (GPL) release under Alexander Pruss's management. Thank you, Kevin!
- Refreshed Asteroid and Comet databases.
- Remove two pixel white display border on Palm TX and a few other devices that have the API for it.
- By default, do not reassign PHONE and HOME keys.
New in Version 3.0.1 (2004.10.26)
- Preference setting to view the Earth's Umbral and Penumbral shadows. This is useful for viewing lunar eclipses.
- Preference setting to ID star names by name (not just Flamsteed or Bayer number) in fields of view 10° and smaller.
New in Version 3.0 (2004.09.23)
- Optional plug-in adds over 1 million stars to magnitude 11.2.
- Comets - and the ability to add your own.
- Asteroids - and the ability to add your own.
- Meteor showers, with radiant drift and hourly rates computed in real time.
- Improved hour angle.
Version 2.9.2 (2004.08.03)
- Observing Notes now includes Hour Angle.
- Retrieving saved views no longer overwrites the current color palette.
- Fixed a rare search crasher that affected installations with Mag9DB.
Version 2.9.1 (2004.07.29)
- Made stars visible again in red mode on all devices.
- Fixed display bugs in deep sky object display and search.
2sky 2.9 (2004.07.28)
- Jupiter's Moons!
- Saturn's rings!
- Red mode now turns software graffiti areas red on Palm, Tapwave and Garmin devices (but not Sony).
- The sky now takes up the whole display.
- New! All status displays and controls appear in a single Sky Navigator box.
- To get the Sky Navigator, just tap between the stars
- New find lists with rise, transit or set times for every object.
- Better 5-way keypad support. Now you can find objects one-handed
- Planet Max Zoom: when you lock a planet and zoom in all the way, it appears as a sphere with proper illumination
- Improved ephemeris
- Go To Az/Alt dialog
- Comets NEAT and LINEAR.
2sky 2.8 (2004.03.05)
- Simpler Observing Notes, Instructions and Glossary.
- Better wide and tall-screen support for dialogs.
2sky 2.7.9 (2004.02.10)
- 2sky no longer installs to the "astro" category.
- Double-tap any object with your stylus to lock it in the center of the display.
- Tap it again to read observing notes (distance, rise and set times, etc.)
- Use the 5-way or thumb wheel "select" button to "tap" an object in the center of the display.
- The OS 5 "Search" bug has been repaired. Now you can find m8.
- Saved views now correctly retrieves views that were locked using Go To RA/Dec.
- The places database has been renamed and adjusted to include major observatories and some cities where 2sky is especially popular.
- Geographic places now include elevations.
- Time of sunrise/set now includes a correction for elevation.
- Even nicer tapwave controls and graphics.
2sky 2.7.8 (2003.12.02)
- 2sky is now compatible with Clie wide- and tall-screen devices!
- Installs to the "Astro" Category
- Double-tap any object with your stylus to lock it in the center of the display.
- Tap it again to read observing notes (distance, rise and set times, etc.)
- Use the 5-way or thumb wheel "select" button to "tap" an object in the center of the display.
2sky 2.7.7(2003.11.21)
- Game controller navigation (Tapwave).
- 5-way and thumb wheel navigation (other models).
- Removed modal key assignments (functionally speaking, they were a design flaw).
- Venus visible during transit June 8, 2004 (color devices).
- 2red now respects 2sky grayscale selection.
- Tapwave controls easier to understand.
2sky 2.7.6 (2003.11.07)
- 2sky is now compatible with Clie wide- and tall-screen devices!
- Improved functionality on Tungsten T3 and Tapwave
- Corrected spelling of Camelopardalis
2sky 2.7.5 (2003.10.23)
- Made 2sky compatible with 2red 1.2, which now runs on all Palm devices.
2sky 2.7.4 (2003.9.10)
- Fixed a crasher that appeared in devices running Palm OS 3.0 or earlier
2sky 2.7.3 (2003.9.5)
- Repaired 2red sets colors in the Options Preferences menu. When it was checked, 2sky always came up red starting with version 2.7. This was due to an undocumented "feature" introduced in Palm's latest developer's tools.
2sky 2.7.2 (2003.8.25)
- Restored the alt and az indicators in zoom views of Sony Clie devices.
2sky 2.7.1 (2003.8.25)
- Simplified the location picker.
- Improved redraws with the clock off.
- Corrected a database deletion that affected Tap-IDs of Sextans, Taurus, Telescopium,Triangulum, Triangulum Australis, Tucana, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Vela, Virgo, Volans and Vulpecula.
2sky 2.7 (2003.8.15)
- Added a TelRad toggle.
- Simplified the date/time to place/zoom toggle (removed the “home” icon).
- Numerous corrections to the built-in help files.
- Improved graphics on Palm OS 5 devices.
- Smoother planet animations.
- Fixed the location of the North America Nebula
- Cocoon nebula spelled correctly
2sky 2.6 (2003.3.12)
- Horizon now represented as a curved line
- Added Ecliptic, Celestial Equator, and Galactic equator preferences
- Added markers for the South and North Celestial Poles
- Replaced Uranus symbol with a more standard symbol
- Larger fonts for constellation names on SONY Clié devices
- Slightly smaller stars on Tungsten devices
2sky 2.5 (2002.11.05)
- Supports high-resolution displays in SONY Clie devices
- Display updates more frequently when you zoom in
- Star icons are binned by single magnitudes on a more rational sliding scale
- Graffiti character ‘b’ puts the horizon at the bottom of the screen
2sky 2.4.2 (2002.11.02)
- Removed unlock codes
- Compatible with Clie High Resolution Assist
2sky 2.4 (2002.10.25)
- Fixes bug in Daylight Saving (Summer) Time settings
- Adds a “Planets as dots” mode
- Supports high resolution displays in Palm OS 5 devices
- Better support for the newer monochrome devices
- Basic bundle now includes Mag7
2sky 2.3 (2002.3.12)
- Displays up to 213,455 stars
- Go To RA/Dec dialog
- Tap-ID now displays in yellow, not blue, on color devices
- Repaired occasional forgetfulness in Search
- Removed lengthy beaming menu
- Revised registration procedure
2sky 2.0.1 (2001.11.30)
- 18 corrections to the catalogs
- second FOV default set to 75 degrees
2sky 2.0 (2001.10.25)
- Pen dragging
- Saved Views
- 2-word search
- Tap-ID includes distance, rise/set times, etc.
- Deeper zooms: 0.1 degrees (was 30)
- 6 new zoom levels
- All zoom levels adjustable
- Telescope optics settings for each zoom
- Able to display 50,000+ stars with plug-ins
- NGC/IC - ready
- 593 new star names
- 390 new deep-sky objects
- Planet outlines and phases
- Deep-sky object outlines (ellipses)
- Graphical alt-az indicators
- 19 preset animation time steps
- Custom time steps down to the second
- Constellation lore
- User selectable hardware keys
- Modal hardware keys (zoom+/time+)
- B stars now blue, not violet
- Lunar ephemeris eclipse-ready
- More Palm-ish date and time popups
- More Palm-ish Zoom popup
- World clock now works with clock off
- Magnify planets (preference)
- Draw lines while moving (preference)
- 2red sets colors (preference)
- Greatly extended help
- Lists now in tables
- Removed Catalog list
- Beam 2sky components
2sky 1.2.2 (2000.12.8)
- Repaired cosmetic flaw in registration form
2sky 1.2.1 (2000.12.01)
2sky 1.2 (2000.11.30)
- Global Find support using the silk-screen "Search" key
- Graffiti Characters (n, e, s, w, z, h, a) change direction in the sky views
- More legible ID popups
- Full edit and clipboard support
- Number prefs fully supported
- Reversed direction of date/time animation keys to make consistent with other apps
- "Find" renamed "Catalog" and moved to the "Info" menu
- "Catalog" no longer zooms
- "Find direction" option removed
- Greatly improved stability and integration with PalmOS
- Numerous minor cosmetic and ergonomic improvements
2sky 1.0.1 (2000.10.27)
- Bypassed a clipping bug present in Palm OS versions up to 3.0.x
2sky 1.0 (2000.10.19)
- Easy setup dialog
- Better built-in help
- Field of view indicator
- Bigger sky display area
- Reticle shows altitude/azimuth in zoom views
- Below horizon indicators in all views
- Preferences dialogue
- New color palettes
- Adjustable magnitude limits
- Settings for visual, binocular, or telescopic viewing
- Use system calendar to jump to date
- Scroll lists using graffiti input
- Adjust time using graffiti input 127 more observing sites
- Automatic daylight savings time handling
- Greatly improved clock functions
- Find dialogue
- Compact home/away icon
- DST indicator on time display
- Star/object ID now has magnitude and type
- Star/object ID is more precise
- Small Launcher icon
- Large color Launcher icon
- Support for System sounds
- About a dozen corrections to the database
- Hundreds of "under-the-hood" improvements that dramatically improved reliability, accuracy and speed.
2sky 0.5 (beta) (2000.08.01)
Pocket Star Chart 1.0.4 (1999.04.29) -- a precursor to 2sky.
- Improved planetary positions
Pocket Star Chart 1.0.2 (1999.02.16)
- Added North/South chart toggle
- On/off and backlight buttons no longer clear the display
- Added southern cities to default observing situation list
- Improved display of the cardinal points
- Cosmetic improvements to North.pdb
Pocket Star Chart 0.57 (beta) (1999.02.09)
- Southern Hemisphere
- Saved Views
- Improved ephemeris
Pocket Star Chart 0.56 (beta) (1999.01.07)
Pocket Star Chart 0.55 (beta) (1998.12.23)
- PalmPilot Professional support
- Urban, Rural, Map views
- "Dark Sky" check box
- Time fields wrap
- Cleaned up redraws, moon jumpiness, and 12:00 am/pm bug
Pocket Star Chart 0.54 (beta) (1998.12.17)
Pocket Star Chart 0.52 (beta) (1998.11.23)