What to do with Sky Safari in the city?

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I just downloaded Sky Safari, which I've seen highly recommended as an astronomy app. It seems to be extremely cool. There's just one little problem: I live in a big city where weather and light pollution make it difficult to see much more than the moon and a planet or two at night. I don't even have a telescope, since it's rarely clear enough to make one useful. So I'm looking for ideas on interesting things I can do with this app when the sky is overcast and I can't see very much outside. Are there interesting and educational features to the app that don't necessarily require a clear view of the night sky? Suggestions welcome.

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This is the first I've heard of Sky Safari, but I don't own any Apple products which probably explains that. Planetarium programs certainly don't require access to the sky to be useful or entertaining, though, and there probably aren't very many people that use one at the same time as their computer unless they are indeed using it for telescope control. I tend to alternate between the two, and in fact use the planetarium more than the telescope since it's physically difficult for me to use the scope. 
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Use the program to learn the skies so that you will enjoy being outside more when you do find yourself at some place with dark skies. Learn the constellations. Focus on the major stars--most planetarium programs show many more stars than can be seen with the naked eye, but have controls to account for that. I'm imagine you'll find plenty of things to do with the program once you start using it more.
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What to do with Sky Safari in the city?

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