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#1 AstroApe

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Posted 08 July 2023 - 05:15 PM

I'm not sure when it was added, but this morning while texting with a fellow CNer about tonight's possible observing opportunity, I noticed that Astrospheric has added a new feature called the Astronomical Clock.

 

This is a 24 hour clock graph that displays the planets and DSOs based upon their elevation above the horizon. It takes a second to get use to the display as it's not the most intuitive thing I've ever seen, but I quite like it. Targets can be added or subtracted based upon user preference, and there's the entire Messier, NGC, IC, and Abell catalogs to choose from. Dec & RA points can also be used as well.

 

I think it's a pretty neat feature, and I'm glad that Astrospheric has been adding more. I'm using the paid "Professional" version on Android, but I assume it's also on their web and iOS versions too. Not sure about the free edition tho.



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Posted 08 July 2023 - 05:47 PM

I wish Astrospheric would work outside of North America--I'd love to use it here in New Zealand.


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Posted 08 July 2023 - 05:55 PM

I just noticed this feature a few days ago when looking at the very helpful smoke map.

 

It takes a second to get your bearings, but it works well. 

 

Astrospheric is a great app. I think the forecasts have gotten more consistent and reliable during the past year or two. 



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Posted 08 July 2023 - 06:10 PM

I wish Astrospheric would work outside of North America--I'd love to use it here in New Zealand.

Yeah, I think it has to do with their weather models. It's based on Canadian RDPS models and models from NOAA are added and layered to that. I'm not sure what hoops they'd have to jump through inorder to add other countries outside North America or how accurate it'd be afterwards.

 

But I do wish it was a global app. That'd be pretty cool.




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