Light Pollution Map - Dark Sky
More than just a dark sky app.
GratisOffers In-App Purchases
4.3.9for iPhone, iPad and more
7.1
829 Ratings
Dunbar Technology, LLC
Developer
167,8 MB
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Jul 11, 2019
Update Date
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Category
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About Light Pollution Map - Dark Sky
Light Pollution Map allows you to easily locate dark sky locations where the sky will not be affected by light pollution, allowing the best observance, star gazing, and photography of the night sky! But it's not just a light pollution map. There's so much more, such as aurora borealis live viewing map, meteor shower alerts, super moon alerts, lunar eclipse alerts, moon phases and info, aurora and magnetic field information, international space station tracker, and a lot more! Light Pollution Map will help you master the night sky..
List of all features:
• Highly accurate, customizable and interactive light pollution map to find dark sky viewing locations near you.
• See live aurora borealis information such as KP value, magnetic field information, and more for the hardcore aurora chaser.
• Live aurora borealis visibility map for northern and southern hemisphere, with additional timelapse options.
• Aurora information widgets (today widget).
• ISS Tracker with live updates about the international space station including the location, visibility, velocity, altitude, and more.
• Night sky event calendar allows you to find dates for lunar eclipses, super moons, and meteor showers.
• Live images of the Sun via NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.
• Darkness countdown timer until the darkest period of night so you know when the night sky will be the darkest. Also let you know when it starts getting light outside.
• Astronomy photo of the day directly from NASA! A new one every day to look at!
• Local temperature indicator to know if you need to bring a sweater before you even step outside.
• Local cloud coverage indicator to know if you will be able to see anything before you step outside.
• Cloud cover overlay on the main map to find clear sky locations at night.
• Settings to customize the app.
• Moon information such as moon phase, moon rise, and moon set times, days of next full moon and new moon, etc.
• Moon direction tool which allows you to find where the moon will be, at any time, any date, for any location.
• Enable a horizon safe radius circle to avoid light pollution from nearby cities on the map.
• Local Aurora Borealis (Northern/Southern Lights) alerts and push notifications.
• Global Aurora Borealis Activity alerts and push notifications.
• Meteor shower alerts and push notifications.
• Super moon alerts and push notifications.
• Lunar eclipse alerts and push notifications.
• Save and load your favorite dark sky locations.
• Navigate to your saved locations using the Apple Maps app.
Some features above require an optional in-app purchase to upgrade to the pro version. Every purchase helps us to continue running and developing the app and is much appreciated.
Note: Light Pollution Map loads data online. Internet connection or wifi is required, and we are not responsible for any data usage chargers from your provider.
List of all features:
• Highly accurate, customizable and interactive light pollution map to find dark sky viewing locations near you.
• See live aurora borealis information such as KP value, magnetic field information, and more for the hardcore aurora chaser.
• Live aurora borealis visibility map for northern and southern hemisphere, with additional timelapse options.
• Aurora information widgets (today widget).
• ISS Tracker with live updates about the international space station including the location, visibility, velocity, altitude, and more.
• Night sky event calendar allows you to find dates for lunar eclipses, super moons, and meteor showers.
• Live images of the Sun via NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.
• Darkness countdown timer until the darkest period of night so you know when the night sky will be the darkest. Also let you know when it starts getting light outside.
• Astronomy photo of the day directly from NASA! A new one every day to look at!
• Local temperature indicator to know if you need to bring a sweater before you even step outside.
• Local cloud coverage indicator to know if you will be able to see anything before you step outside.
• Cloud cover overlay on the main map to find clear sky locations at night.
• Settings to customize the app.
• Moon information such as moon phase, moon rise, and moon set times, days of next full moon and new moon, etc.
• Moon direction tool which allows you to find where the moon will be, at any time, any date, for any location.
• Enable a horizon safe radius circle to avoid light pollution from nearby cities on the map.
• Local Aurora Borealis (Northern/Southern Lights) alerts and push notifications.
• Global Aurora Borealis Activity alerts and push notifications.
• Meteor shower alerts and push notifications.
• Super moon alerts and push notifications.
• Lunar eclipse alerts and push notifications.
• Save and load your favorite dark sky locations.
• Navigate to your saved locations using the Apple Maps app.
Some features above require an optional in-app purchase to upgrade to the pro version. Every purchase helps us to continue running and developing the app and is much appreciated.
Note: Light Pollution Map loads data online. Internet connection or wifi is required, and we are not responsible for any data usage chargers from your provider.
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Was ist neu in der neuesten Version 4.3.9
Last updated on Jul 11, 2019
Alte Versionen
In this update, we fixed a few memory leak issues, so now the app should use less memory on your iPhone and run a bit smoother.
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Version History
4.3.9
Jul 11, 2019
In this update, we fixed a few memory leak issues, so now the app should use less memory on your iPhone and run a bit smoother.
4.3.8
Jul 3, 2019
- Cloud layer zoom restriction changed to allow more flexible map zooming while cloud layer is active.
- Cloud layer opacity increased for more visibility, and no longer changes opacity with slider.
- Fixed a bug where cloud layer would become enabled by default, causing poor app performance.
- Removed cloud layer option from the add location map.
- Cleaned up the app code in other places for improved app performance.
- Cloud layer opacity increased for more visibility, and no longer changes opacity with slider.
- Fixed a bug where cloud layer would become enabled by default, causing poor app performance.
- Removed cloud layer option from the add location map.
- Cleaned up the app code in other places for improved app performance.
4.3.7
Jun 26, 2019
- Fixed several issues causing app crashes on some devices, in particular a crash happening on iPhone XS Max when location manager tool is used.
4.3.6
Jun 21, 2019
In this update, we improved the saving of the cloud layer data for improved performance and server stability.
4.3.5
Jun 5, 2019
* Switched to a new server for cloud cover map data, now it should work much better with no more missing cloud layer.
* Map now zooms out when cloud layer is loaded to show better visibility.
* Cleaned up the code a bit on the back-end to improve app performance.
* Map now zooms out when cloud layer is loaded to show better visibility.
* Cleaned up the code a bit on the back-end to improve app performance.
4.3.4
Jun 1, 2019
* Fixed a bug where the location search was not working on some devices.
* Migrated the code on the back-end to Swift5 for future compatibility and app performance.
* Migrated the code on the back-end to Swift5 for future compatibility and app performance.
4.03.03
Feb 10, 2019
* Better moon and sun info.
* Removed some things in the code that weren't being used for better app performance.
* Fixed a few minor bugs and typos.
* Removed some things in the code that weren't being used for better app performance.
* Fixed a few minor bugs and typos.
4.3.01
Aug 31, 2018
Hi friends! In this update, we made the timezones more accurate on some screens to match the manual location better.
4.3.00
Aug 13, 2018
Hello friends, version 4.3 is here! New features: Location manager (use locations other than your own), automatic app update checker, new contact form and ticket creation. Improvements: New menu with better layout, hide more items on the light pollution map so you can see it better, use the map in landscape mode with your phone horizontal, better graphics, and more. Oh yeah - lots of bug fixes too!
4.2.0
May 10, 2018
In this version, we added a few new features and fixed a few bugs! Now you can see an astronomy photo of the day, with a new one for you every day. We also made the depiction of the moon on the moon information screen more realistic looking!
4.1.3
Nov 28, 2017
11/27/2017 v4.1.3
We have fixed some bugs and added a crash reporting system to help alleviate some crashes that some users have reported.
We have fixed some bugs and added a crash reporting system to help alleviate some crashes that some users have reported.
4.1.2
Oct 26, 2017
v4.1.2
• Fixed a bug causing widgets to not work for some users.
• Fixed a bug causing the location search to not find some locations.
• Fixed a bug causing widgets to not work for some users.
• Fixed a bug causing the location search to not find some locations.
4.1.1
Oct 21, 2017
v4.1.1
• Fixed some bugs that were causing upgrade to pro version to not be recognized for some users.
• Added a "Like us on Facebook" menu item. Liking us on Facebook is the best way to stay updated with the latest news, announcements, updates, discounts, and more!
• Fixed some bugs that were causing crashing on new iOS v11.
• Fixed some bugs that were causing upgrade to pro version to not be recognized for some users.
• Added a "Like us on Facebook" menu item. Liking us on Facebook is the best way to stay updated with the latest news, announcements, updates, discounts, and more!
• Fixed some bugs that were causing crashing on new iOS v11.
4.1.0
Sep 23, 2017
Here's what's new in version 4.1.0:
• ISS Tracker now updates the location correctly.
• ISS Tracker now shows more info about the ISS; such as velocity, altitude, visibility, and more!
• Moon Phase / Info screen now shows more information about the current day's Moon, such as visibility, illumination, age, angle, and more!
• Moon Phase / Info screen now shows the next full moon and new moon dates.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the light pollution map from not loading correctly on some devices.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the maps underlay from not loading correctly on some devices.
• Aurora Info screens merged and show more information about the aurora now.
• ISS Tracker now updates the location correctly.
• ISS Tracker now shows more info about the ISS; such as velocity, altitude, visibility, and more!
• Moon Phase / Info screen now shows more information about the current day's Moon, such as visibility, illumination, age, angle, and more!
• Moon Phase / Info screen now shows the next full moon and new moon dates.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the light pollution map from not loading correctly on some devices.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the maps underlay from not loading correctly on some devices.
• Aurora Info screens merged and show more information about the aurora now.
4.0.0
Sep 16, 2017
Version 4 is here! Here's what's new:
- New ISS Tracker to see where in the world the International Space Station is over.
- New Aurora borealis information with KP values, magnetic field information, and more!
- New Moon direction tool! See what direction the moon will be in, for any date, time, or location!
- Added today widgets, now you add them on your device home screen to see live aurora information and more, without having to have the app open!
- Added new map layers for satellite, terrain, and hybrid map types on the light pollution map.
- Added premium live support for pro version users.
- Other misc. bug fixes and improvements.
- New ISS Tracker to see where in the world the International Space Station is over.
- New Aurora borealis information with KP values, magnetic field information, and more!
- New Moon direction tool! See what direction the moon will be in, for any date, time, or location!
- Added today widgets, now you add them on your device home screen to see live aurora information and more, without having to have the app open!
- Added new map layers for satellite, terrain, and hybrid map types on the light pollution map.
- Added premium live support for pro version users.
- Other misc. bug fixes and improvements.
3.0.0
Aug 19, 2017
- New style map with map key.
- Indicator with current cloud coverage and temperature at your location.
- Darkness countdown timer to total night at your location so you know when the sky will be the most visible.
- New faster loading and more accurate cloud cover overlay.
- Completely new and easier to use interface.
- Animated Aurora Map
- Night Event Calendar showing dates of Meteor Showers, Super Moons, and Lunar Eclipses.
- Meteor Shower, Lunar Eclipse, Super Moon, and Aurora Borealis Alerts (pro version only.)
- Removed zoom limit on free version (due to device restrictions, light pollution map overlay will only show up on the map to a zoom level of 12, however you can still zoom in farther on the map.).
- New tutorial screen.
- And a lot more!
Pro version is now $9.99 instead of the introductory beta version $1.99 price.
- Indicator with current cloud coverage and temperature at your location.
- Darkness countdown timer to total night at your location so you know when the sky will be the most visible.
- New faster loading and more accurate cloud cover overlay.
- Completely new and easier to use interface.
- Animated Aurora Map
- Night Event Calendar showing dates of Meteor Showers, Super Moons, and Lunar Eclipses.
- Meteor Shower, Lunar Eclipse, Super Moon, and Aurora Borealis Alerts (pro version only.)
- Removed zoom limit on free version (due to device restrictions, light pollution map overlay will only show up on the map to a zoom level of 12, however you can still zoom in farther on the map.).
- New tutorial screen.
- And a lot more!
Pro version is now $9.99 instead of the introductory beta version $1.99 price.
1.03
Feb 22, 2017
Minor text fixes.
1.02
Feb 17, 2017
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iPhone
Erfordert iOS 9.0 oder neuer.
iPad
Erfordert iPadOS 9.0 oder neuer.
iPod touch
Erfordert iOS 9.0 oder neuer.
Light Pollution Map - Dark Sky unterstützt Englisch
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Pro Version Upgrade
9,99 €
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9,99 €
