Solar Weather Viewer
Current solar flares, sunspots
Free
1.8for iPhone, iPad
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About Solar Weather Viewer
View recent solar flares, sunspots, coronal mass ejections, and coronal streamers from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellites. Images are from the following instruments:
1. AIA = Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
2. EIT = Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
3. HMI = Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
View the different layers of the sun's atmosphere and how they are changing over time with the AIA and EIT views.
View the sun's magnetic field and how it's changing with the magnetogram views.
The SDO AIA and HMI views are 4096 x 4096 pixels. Pinch-to-zoom all images.
The LASCO C2 and C3 views provide a further field of view for solar flares, planetary objects transit, comets, etc.
The EIT, HMI, and LASCO images from SOHO have timelapse animation loops in the app. Each loop contains approximately 30 unique frames of data. The EIT loops generally cover about ten days of observations. The LASCO loops generally cover a few days. No timelapse animations are available for the higher resolution SDO images, yet, just still images.
This app contains quick links to the Lasco C3 Transits web page for the current year. The Lasco C3 Transits page describes which celestial objects are visible at which times.
This app is not affiliated with NASA or ESA.
There is a fixed banner ad from Google on the bottom of the loops.
1. AIA = Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
2. EIT = Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
3. HMI = Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
View the different layers of the sun's atmosphere and how they are changing over time with the AIA and EIT views.
View the sun's magnetic field and how it's changing with the magnetogram views.
The SDO AIA and HMI views are 4096 x 4096 pixels. Pinch-to-zoom all images.
The LASCO C2 and C3 views provide a further field of view for solar flares, planetary objects transit, comets, etc.
The EIT, HMI, and LASCO images from SOHO have timelapse animation loops in the app. Each loop contains approximately 30 unique frames of data. The EIT loops generally cover about ten days of observations. The LASCO loops generally cover a few days. No timelapse animations are available for the higher resolution SDO images, yet, just still images.
This app contains quick links to the Lasco C3 Transits web page for the current year. The Lasco C3 Transits page describes which celestial objects are visible at which times.
This app is not affiliated with NASA or ESA.
There is a fixed banner ad from Google on the bottom of the loops.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.8
Last updated on Jan 12, 2020
Old Versions
- Thumbnail pictures of all views for context
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Version History
1.8
Jan 12, 2020
- Thumbnail pictures of all views for context
1.7.1
Oct 9, 2019
1.7.1
- Bug Fixes
1.7
- Added 19 new 4096 pixel image series from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Pinch to zoom the images as well as the old SOHO set. No animations are available yet for these SDO images. These images are taken with the AIA and HMI instruments. AIA = Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, HMI = Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
- Dark mode support.
- Fixed a bug where the help description of an image or time lapse was not available.
- Fixed a bug where the current LASCO transits were not linking correctly.
- Removed the EIT CCD bakeout history.
- Removed Google Fabric analytics.
- Bug Fixes
1.7
- Added 19 new 4096 pixel image series from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Pinch to zoom the images as well as the old SOHO set. No animations are available yet for these SDO images. These images are taken with the AIA and HMI instruments. AIA = Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, HMI = Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
- Dark mode support.
- Fixed a bug where the help description of an image or time lapse was not available.
- Fixed a bug where the current LASCO transits were not linking correctly.
- Removed the EIT CCD bakeout history.
- Removed Google Fabric analytics.
1.7
Oct 2, 2019
- Added 19 new 4096 pixel image series from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Pinch to zoom the images as well as the old SOHO set. No animations are available yet for these SDO images. These images are taken with the AIA and HMI instruments. AIA = Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, HMI = Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
- Dark mode support.
- Fixed a bug where the help description of an image or time lapse was not available.
- Fixed a bug where the current LASCO transits were not linking correctly.
- Removed the EIT CCD bakeout history.
- Removed Fabric analytics.
- Dark mode support.
- Fixed a bug where the help description of an image or time lapse was not available.
- Fixed a bug where the current LASCO transits were not linking correctly.
- Removed the EIT CCD bakeout history.
- Removed Fabric analytics.
1.6
Nov 27, 2018
- Added still image frames for all animations. The app is now laid out a bit differently as a result.
- New views and data are coming relatively soon! Please stay tuned!
- New views and data are coming relatively soon! Please stay tuned!
1.5
Mar 22, 2018
- Videos should not "lock up" any more upon loading (please wait a moment for the loop to finish loading and start animating before scrolling)
- Your local timestamp is now on top of the video loops to save space
- Added a new link to the 2018 Lasco C3 Transits webpage (must accept the US Navy .mil SSL certificate)
- Improved App Info section
- Your local timestamp is now on top of the video loops to save space
- Added a new link to the 2018 Lasco C3 Transits webpage (must accept the US Navy .mil SSL certificate)
- Improved App Info section
1.4
Nov 16, 2017
- iPhone X and iPad Pro 10.5" support.
- Report a Bug / Feedback process now works with the Gmail app.
- Report a Bug / Feedback process now works with the Gmail app.
1.3
Jun 29, 2017
Version 1.3
- Added EIT CCD Bakeout History link. This page shows when the instruments will stop taking new images for thermal calibration.
- Added Lasco C3 Transits link. This page identifies planets and asteroids that transit the field-of-view.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
- Added EIT CCD Bakeout History link. This page shows when the instruments will stop taking new images for thermal calibration.
- Added Lasco C3 Transits link. This page identifies planets and asteroids that transit the field-of-view.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
1.1
Jan 24, 2017
Version 1.1
- Image loops are now optimized for quick load times and low mobile data use. All image loops are now approximately 1 MB or less in size.
- Added email contact instructions if you do not have the Mail app configured on your iOS device.
- Changed the app name from "Solar Video Loops" to "Sun Timelapse - Sunspot and Solar Flare Tracker".
- Image loops are now optimized for quick load times and low mobile data use. All image loops are now approximately 1 MB or less in size.
- Added email contact instructions if you do not have the Mail app configured on your iOS device.
- Changed the app name from "Solar Video Loops" to "Sun Timelapse - Sunspot and Solar Flare Tracker".
1.0
Jan 17, 2017
Solar Weather Viewer FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Solar Weather Viewer.
iPhone
iPad
Solar Weather Viewer supports English
