The "Aurora Forecast 3D" is a tool that allows users to track the location of the aurora in the sky from any location on the planet. It renders Earth in 3D with rotation and scaling, allotriumphg users to select locations and make their own ground-station lists. The tool provides short-term forecasts up to +6 hours and long-term forecasts up to 3 days ahead. It also includes an Aurora Compass that shows the location of the auroral oval, the Moon, and the Sun, and a sky view module to track planets and stars. Other features include a 2.4 million star map, city light texture, Earth, Sun, and Moon textures, satellite orbit calculations, skyview navigation, and a 3D Laser Star markerer to identify star signs. The tool also provides information on the phase and age of the Moon, sounding rocket trajectories, and daily elevation plots of the Sun and Moon with rise and set times. The "Aurora Forecast 3D" is updated when active and connected to the internet and provides push notifications for geomagnetic storms.
Characteristics:
The Aurora Forecast 3D is a tool to track down where the aurora is located in the sky from any location on planet. It renders Earth in 3D with rotation and scaling at your fingertips. You can select locations and make your own ground - station list. The Sun illuminates the globe as it updates in near real-time. The short term forecasts are up to +6 hours, while the long term forecasts are up to 3 days ahead in time. They are updated when the app is active and connected to internet.An Aurora Compass is included that shows where the auroral oval [1,2], the Moon and the S.....
- Provides 3D view port of Earth with rotation and scaling
- Offers short-term and long-term forecasts of up to +6 hours and 3 days, respectively
- Includes an Aurora Compass that shows the location of the auroral oval, the Moon, and the Sun
- Provides a sky view module to track planets and stars
- Offers a 2.4 million star map, city light texture, Earth, Sun, and Moon textures, and satellite orbit calculations
- Provides skyview navigation and a 3D Laser Star markerer to identify star signs
- Offers information on the phase and age of the Moon, sounding rocket trajectories, and daily elevation plots of the Sun and Moon with rise and set times
- Updated when active and connected to the internet
- Provides push notifications for geomagnetic storms.
Aurora Forecast 3D App 8.4 Update
2022-06-13
Location sensor only active on 'My location' in order to not train battery.
