STAR-STRUCK VIEWER

A stargazing or astronomy app allows the user to hold their smartphone up towards the sky and the stars it is pointed at appear on the screen with a whole lot of information about the type and distance of the stars, and about the constellations.

The only thing that seems to me to be missing, sadly, is the mythological stories that explain the names. The planet Mercury is so named because Mercury was the Roman’s speedy messenger god and the planet nearest the sun whizzes round faster than any other; Mars was the god of war and this planet glows a