Star Rounds

Look up at a blue sky and you see no stars. They have not gone anywhere. The Sun is simply too bright, and the constellations are still right above you. This app turns your phone into a light. Point it and a spotlight falls on the sky; inside that circle the stars and constellation lines appear. It works in daylight, at night, and straight down through the ground. Every constellation you light up is recorded in your star atlas. Filling all 88 is the game. ■ Find "Find Gemini!" Swing your phone around, shine the light, and press when you think you have it. Miss, and a beam stretches to the right answer. All 88 constellations, plus the Sun, Moon and planets. You can also search by name. Tap ⌕, type in English or Japanese, and a beam points the way. ■ Travel Fly to the constellation you are lighting. You pass rings of distance on the way: the Moon, the Sun, Jupiter's orbit, Neptune's…