Be ready for the Annular Solar eclipse of 2023 and the Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 and for all solar eclipses until 2100!
Where will the solar eclipse be? What will you see, when will you see it? The answers are provided here. The app will provide real time data on the day of the eclipse!
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NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PROPER AND CERTIFIED EYE PROTECTION! EYE DAMAGE WILL RESULT IF YOU LOOK AT THE SUN AT ANY TIME (DURING THE ECLIPSE OR NOT) WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION. THIS APP NEVER PROVIDES A TIME THE SUN WILL BE SAFE TO LOOK AT.
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This simple app tracks the next solar eclipse visible to you or for any desired location on Earth. Provides countdown timers, visibility circumstances, and a map of the solar eclipse on Earth.
Track the movement of the Moon and its shadow across the Earth in realtime on the day of the eclipse.
Use your devices GPS to calculate the circumstances of the Eclipse for you exact location.
In case of clouds, be ready to move on the day of the Eclipse. Be sure of what you will see.
PERMISSIONS:
GPS: To track your location on a map to see your position relative to the location of the Moons shadow on Earth. Uses your GPS location to calculate the timings of the eclipse at your location. Location data never leaves your device.
PRIVACY:
No data is collected or used while using this app. I do not have a way of collecting or storing it.
Updates
4.0.2:
- Fixed: Warning Dialog no longer overlays location request dialog.
- Fixed: Lunar shadow drawing displays properly when switching eclipses
- Fixed: Help link in About dialog now properly links to help website.
4.0.1 Initial release to iOS.
- Fixed: Scrolling issue on circumstance page
- Improved: GPS initialization.
- Fixed: Long press event did not alway fire on map page.
- Fixed: Magnitude not displayed properly.
- Fixed: Coverage information is now correct.
- Fixed: Switching locations did not always move map.
4.0.0 Initial release
Complete code rewrite from previous version.