- Designed exclusively for the Apple iPad
- View over 100,000 stars with the built-in Hipparcos catalog, or download Tycho-2 for free for over 2,500,000 stars
- Fly to other planets for a view from orbit or touch down to view the universe from the surface
- Track satellites including the ISS with automatic updates from NORAD (requires free Space-track.org account)
- Ride along with the International Space Station or any other satellite for a smooth and serene view of the Earth
- Zip out to a bird's eye view of the Solar System and see the planets in their true positions and orbits
- Monitor comets and asteroids with automatic updates from the Minor Planet Center at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- See the actual terrain around you in 3D so you really know what's visible in the sky from anywhere in the world
- Hold your iPad over your head and Free Look mode automatically engages to reveal what you're looking at or guide you to what you're trying to find
- Browse a catalog of beautiful high-resolution Hubble images
- Find galaxies and nebulae using the Historically Corrected New General Catalog
- Alter time to observe the motion of objects in our solar system
- Preserve your vision in the dark with full-featured night-vision support
- Get up close and personal with solar system objects with extreme zooming and high-definition textures for many planets and moons
- A complete user's guide is built in to help ensure that help is always available, no matter how remote your location
- Browse Barnard's catalog of Dark Nebula
- Reveal the dark patches of dust in the Milky Way by viewing them in infrared light
- Browse a calendar of moon phases with Sun and Moon rise/set times to plan your next outing under the stars
- Zoomable grids show you where you are in Equatorial, Ecliptic, Galactic or horizontal (Alt/Az) coordinates
- Set your location automatically or browse a comprehensive list of cities around the world
- Memory efficient for excellent multi-tasking support under iOS 4.2
- Power efficient architecture dynamically reduces the frame rate to help keep your iPad going all night
