An Android phone can do far more than simply make calls and browse the web. Having an Android mobile in your hand is like your own personal astronomer, ready to scour the night sky for alien contact.
Point the Android browser at the right website or install a couple of handy apps and suddenly the mysteries of the universe will be revealed to you. Wondering whether that light in the night sky is a star, a satellite of something more mysterious? Read on, and we’ll show you how an Android phone can help you get to the truth.
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UFO hunter tool 1: Google Sky
Thanks to your Android phone’s full web browsing abilities, it’ll have no problem opening Google Sky, the search giant’s web-based tool for mapping the heavens. Once you’ve figured out what’s what in the night sky, you’ll find scouring for UFOs much easier.
Just point the Android browser to www.google.com/sky/ and you’ll see the heavens laid out in front of you. It’ll let you get a good perspective on the space which UFOs will come racing through. You can zoom in to look at the stars by tapping buttons to the left of the screen, galaxies and nebulas of the known universe.
Swipe the touchscreen of your Android phone and you’ll scroll around the heavens, and if you’re using a multitouch Android mobile like the HTC Legend, you can pinch to zoom in or out too. You can also go on tours of particularly interesting galactic spots including the Andromeda Galaxy and the Horsehead Nebula. Find a spot you like and you can drop a bookmark by tapping the menu button within the Android browser to return to it speedily, if not at light speed.
UFO hunter tool 2: NASA Images
It pays to keep up with developments in space technology if you’re hoping to spot a UFO. NASA Images is an Android app that gives you access to an archive of over 4000 of the space agency’s images, plus its Astronomy Picture of the Day website right on your phone. You’ll see space ships, satellites and the International Space Station.
You can also set NASA images as your Android phone’s home screen background from within the app. It’ll remind you to keep an eye on the skies, even when you’re glancing down at your Android mobile.
UFO hunter tool 3: Google Sky Map
Google Sky Map uses the same technology as Google Sky to map the celestial bodies around our planet, but perks it up by using the special skills of your Android phone. Fire it up, and it’ll let you find planets, stars and constellations by pointing your phone up at the night sky. Using your Android phone’s GPS, accelerometer and compass, it will identify the objects you’re looking at, overlaying information on the screen, so you can spin around an identify that aerial object in seconds. Is it a UFO, or just a satellite passing overhead? Google Sky Map can tell you.
Google Sky Map has an automatic mode which will adjust the map view as you move your phone too, so that the screen effectively becomes a window identifying what you’re seeing in the night sky. If you want to investigate at your leisure there’s a manual mode where you can use your finger to move the map.
Because Google Sky Map identifies celestial objects – stars visible to the naked eye, planets and the moon it’ll help turn your Android phone into a great UFO hunting tool. If your Android phone can’t identify the object, it’s some other space object. Now, it could be the International Space Station trundling by, but until you’re sure, it’s unidentified, an unidentified flying object. Get snapping with your Android phone camera and contact the National Enquirer immediately.
