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Life & fun · July 27, 2018

Distant Suns (VR)

Space - Up close and personal

Distant Suns (VR) launched on July 27, 2018 with 64 votes, #719 of 2,673 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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What it does

Distant Suns (VR) for iOS is your personal planetarium! Sporting over a quarter-million stars, all constellations, galaxies and nebula, planets and major moons, Distant Suns (VR) is perfect for the whole family as a personal tutor to learn about the evening’s sky. View video trailers at https://distantsuns.com/

Distant Suns is perfect for the whole family as a tutor to learn about the evening’s sky. It is your personal planetarium.

“I’m really boggled. It’s beautiful, especially when the lights are off. I am totally awed by what you have done!” – the late Arthur C. Clarke, author, 2001 A Spacefrom distantsuns.com

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