AWB Fundraising Promotion

Support AWB's Global Astronomy Programs and Get Great Software at a Great Price

Astronomers Without Borders' worldwide astronomy programs are about to get a boost from Southern Stars, developer of the popular SkySafari 3 apps for Apple devices and Mac OS X.  During a special promotional from now until December 8, 40% of proceeds from all SkySafari sales will be donated to Astronomers Without Borders to support Global Astronomy Month and other AWB global programs. With significant discounts on all three SkySafari 3 app versions - Basic, Plus and Pro - any sky enthusiast with an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or Mac can now get these award-winning apps at a great price - and help build AWB's worldwide astronomy community at the same time.

Sky and Telescope Hot Product 2012

Sky and Telescope magazine has named SkySafari 3 a Hot Products for 2012.  Sky and Telescope's review calls it a "revolutionary" app that can completely replace desktop astronomy software, and even change the way its users practice astronomy.  The Plus and Pro versions provide wired or wireless telescope control from Apple mobile devices with a cable or wireless adaptor from Southern Stars (sold separately).

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Sale Pricing, and AWB Benefits

From 24 November to 8 December all SkySafari 3 versions will be discounted from 20% to 67%.
40% of all proceeds will go directly to Astronomers Without Borders programs.

SkySafari 3 - $.99 (regularly $2.99). 120,000 stars and 220 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Solar system's major planets and moons using NASA spacecraft imagery, 20 asteroids and comets.

SkySafari 3 Plus - $11.99 (regularly $14.99). Wired or wireless telescope control with accessories sold separately. 2.5 million stars, 31,000 deep sky objects (with entire NGC/IC catalog), over 4,000 asteroids, comets, and satellites.

SkySafari 3 Pro - $29.99 (regularly $59.99). Wired or wireless telescope control with accessories sold separately. 15 million stars (most of any astronomy app), 740,000 galaxies to 18th magnitude, over 550,000 solar system objects including every known comet and asteroid.

What You Can Do To Support AWB

If you have an iDevice, do yourself - and AWB - a favor and purchase one of these great apps at a significant discount.  If you have a Mac with OS X, go for the Mac version.

But whether you have an iDevice or not, you can spread the word to your friends and social networks.  And tell them to pass it on to their connections as well.

One People, One Sky - and now One App

Why is Astronomers Without Borders Promoting a Commercial Product?

A personal message from Mike Simmons, Founder, President and CEO of Astronomers Without Borders

Astronomers Without Borders' reputation is our most important asset.  It's not something we'll risk for money.  Even a lot of money.  But working with Southern Stars, the developer of SkySafari 3, fits AWB's mission and slogan, One People, One Sky.  Southern Stars' own motto is mobile astronomy for everyone and their products show that commitment.  Easy and intuitive for any user, there are also new versions on other platforms and languages to come.  The Android version will be available before the end of 2011, and AWB itself may be helping build a team of translators.  Sure, we're hoping to make plenty of money for our programs with this promotional partnership (and we hope you agree that's a worthwhile goal!).  But SkySafari 3 really is a great product that's easy to recommend - built by amateur astronomers with the accuracy and features needed for observational astronomy.  We'll be working with Southern Stars on projects in the future as well, just as we do with with many other partner organizations.  You might say Astronomers Without Borders and Southern Stars is a marriage made in the heavens.

If you have any questions or comments please write to me.

Clear skies,
Mike