4.14.4
2024-03-30
4.14.4
- Adds event notification announcements in French and German
- Spoken notifications volume is now louder
- Device screen will not dim or lock while the event countdown page is open and active
- UI improvements and bug fixes
4.14.2
- Added eclipse path map for ASE2024, 2 Oct 2024
4.14
- New: Timeline summary: tapping the Info button at the bottom right of the map displays a new Timeline page with detailed timings of the day's events. This button replaces the info button that previously appeared at the lower right of the timeline itself
- Updated: Tap the Info button, then Settings (top right) to manage your display preferences: you can now select from Sun, Moon, Galactic Center, and choose which events are shown in the timeline
- Updated: Night mode no longer need to be enabled manually - adjust the time of day by dragging on the altitude chart
- New: The Timeline page includes an Event Countdown and Notifications page providing a easy-to-read countdown to key timeline events, plus optional device notifications
- New: You can preview the event countdown for any time, any place, in "Rehearsal Mode", or see/hear live updates in "Live Mode"
The Event Countdown and Notifications feature can be used during the upcoming total eclipse of April 8 to view timing updates for the eclipse contacts, which are of critical importance to photographers. Enable notifications to hear spoken announcements in English or Spanish. In this release, we include announcements for Sunrise, Moonrise, C1, C2, Maximum Eclipse, C3 and C4.
The Notifications Status page shows whether your Notifications settings are configured optimally to receive time sensitive event notifications. When event notifications are enabled, you can view a list of scheduled notifications and delete any you do not wish to receive, or cancel all pending notifications.
A warning indicator is shown if your device location is more than 1.5 km or 1 mile from the location for which the event countdown and pending notifications are configured.
A Note on Notifications:
- You must enable notifications, grant authorization and ensure that your device's focus mode and other settings are configured to allow the notifications to be received and/or heard
- In Rehearsal Mode, notifications are scheduled when you tap Play and canceled upon Pausing. In Live mode, notifications are scheduled relative to the actual clock time of the corresponding events, irrespective of any time you select within the app.
- You can background the app or quit it and notifications will still be received. This is useful for testing your configuration.
- The following events are currently announced in this version: C1 (30m, 5m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), C2 (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), Max Eclipse (60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), C3 (60s, 30s, 15s, 5, +15s, +30s, +60s), C4 (30m, 5m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), Sunrise (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 15s, 5s), Moonrise (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 15s, 5s). Other events are notified as they occur.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.14.3
2024-03-25
4.14.3
- Bug fixes
4.14.2
- Added eclipse path map for ASE2024, 2 Oct 2024
- UI refinements
- Bug fixes
4.14
- New: Timeline summary: tapping the Info button at the bottom right of the map displays a new Timeline page with detailed timings of the day's events. This button replaces the info button that previously appeared at the lower right of the timeline itself
- Updated: Tap the Info button, then Settings (top right) to manage your display preferences: you can now select from Sun, Moon, Galactic Center, and choose which events are shown in the timeline
- Updated: Night mode no longer need to be enabled manually - adjust the time of day by dragging on the altitude chart
- New: The Timeline page includes an Event Countdown and Notifications page providing a easy-to-read countdown to key timeline events, plus optional device notifications
- New: You can preview the event countdown for any time, any place, in "Rehearsal Mode", or see/hear live updates in "Live Mode"
The Event Countdown and Notifications feature can be used during the upcoming total eclipse of April 8 to view timing updates for the eclipse contacts, which are of critical importance to photographers. Enable notifications to hear spoken announcements in English or Spanish. In this release, we include announcements for Sunrise, Moonrise, C1, C2, Maximum Eclipse, C3 and C4.
The Notifications Status page shows whether your Notifications settings are configured optimally to receive time sensitive event notifications. When event notifications are enabled, you can view a list of scheduled notifications and delete any you do not wish to receive, or cancel all pending notifications.
A warning indicator is shown if your device location is more than 1.5 km or 1 mile from the location for which the event countdown and pending notifications are configured.
A Note on Notifications:
- You must enable notifications, grant authorization and ensure that your device's focus mode and other settings are configured to allow the notifications to be received and/or heard
- In Rehearsal Mode, notifications are scheduled when you tap Play and canceled upon Pausing. In Live mode, notifications are scheduled relative to the actual clock time of the corresponding events, irrespective of any time you select within the app.
- You can background the app or quit it and notifications will still be received. This is useful for testing your configuration.
- The following events are currently announced in this version: C1 (30m, 5m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), C2 (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), Max Eclipse (60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), C3 (60s, 30s, 15s, 5, +15s, +30s, +60s), C4 (30m, 5m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), Sunrise (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 15s, 5s), Moonrise (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 15s, 5s). Other events are notified as they occur.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.14.1
2024-03-08
4.14.1
- Bug fixes and refinements
4.14
- New: Timeline summary: tapping the Info button at the bottom right of the map displays a new Timeline page with detailed timings of the day's events. This button replaces the info button that previously appeared at the lower right of the timeline itself
- Updated: Tap the Info button, then Settings (top right) to manage your display preferences: you can now select from Sun, Moon, Galactic Center, and choose which events are shown in the timeline
- Updated: Night mode no longer need to be enabled manually - adjust the time of day by dragging on the altitude chart
- New: The Timeline page includes an Event Countdown and Notifications page providing a easy-to-read countdown to key timeline events, plus optional device notifications
- New: You can preview the event countdown for any time, any place, in "Rehearsal Mode", or see/hear live updates in "Live Mode"
The Event Countdown and Notifications feature can be used during the upcoming total eclipse of April 8 to view timing updates for the eclipse contacts, which are of critical importance to photographers. Enable notifications to hear spoken announcements in English or Spanish. In this release, we include announcements for Sunrise, Moonrise, C1, C2, Maximum Eclipse, C3 and C4.
The Notifications Status page shows whether your Notifications settings are configured optimally to receive time sensitive event notifications. When event notifications are enabled, you can view a list of scheduled notifications and delete any you do not wish to receive, or cancel all pending notifications.
A warning indicator is shown if your device location is more than 1.5 km or 1 mile from the location for which the event countdown and pending notifications are configured.
A Note on Notifications:
- You must enable notifications, grant authorization and ensure that your device's focus mode and other settings are configured to allow the notifications to be received and/or heard
- In Rehearsal Mode, notifications are scheduled when you tap Play and canceled upon Pausing. In Live mode, notifications are scheduled relative to the actual clock time of the corresponding events, irrespective of any time you select within the app.
- You can background the app or quit it and notifications will still be received. This is useful for testing your configuration.
- The following events are currently announced in this version: C1 (30m, 5m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), C2 (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), Max Eclipse (60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), C3 (60s, 30s, 15s, 5, +15s, +30s, +60s), C4 (30m, 5m, 60s, 30s, 15s, 5s), Sunrise (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 15s, 5s), Moonrise (30m, 15m, 5m, 2m, 60s, 15s, 5s). Other events are notified as they occur.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.13.1
2024-02-20
4.13.1
- Solar eclipse simulator: it is now easier to adjust the zoom/pan without accidentally dismissing the view
- Fix for occasional 'phantom' eclipse mini-simulator on altitude chart
4.13
- Solar eclipse local circumstances are now shown in the timeline (previously they were available via the eclipse simulator only)
- The eclipse mini-simulator is now more accurate - remember to tap to view the full simulator
- Solar eclipse contact timings are included when you select the "Email shot" option from the sharing action sheet
- Improved handling of shared URLs and AirDrop
- Updated astronomical and maps libraries
- Improved accuracy for geodesic lines when using Google Maps
- Missing translations corrected
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.13
2024-01-29
4.13
- Solar eclipse local circumstances are now shown in the timeline (previously they were available via the eclipse simulator only)
- The eclipse mini-simulator is now more accurate - remember to tap to view the full simulator
- Solar eclipse contact timings are included when you select the "Email shot" option from the sharing action sheet
- Improved handling of shared URLs and AirDrop
- Updated astronomical and maps libraries
- Improved accuracy for geodesic lines when using Google Maps
- Missing translations corrected
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.12
2023-10-07
4.12
New:
- Solar eclipse paths included for Oct 14 2023 and Apr 8 2024 eclipses (on either Apple or Google Maps)
- Solar eclipse timeline graphic updates
- Tap solar eclipse graphic in the timeline to view full eclipse simulator (requires internet connection)
Updated:
- Google maps azimuth lines shown as geodesic
- Elevation service uses SRTM3 instead of SRTM1 (too many gaps in SRTM1 data)
- Updates for iOS 17
- Libraries and crash reporting
- Help content
To view one of the solar eclipse paths, set the date in the app to either Oct 14 2023 or Apr 8 2024. Drop the map pin within the central path (pink lines) or partial eclipse visibility area (purple lines). Adjust the time of day - the eclipse graphic will appear on the right of the Sun + Moon altitude chart when the eclipse is in progress. You can tap the eclipse graphic to view the full simulator, where you can play back the eclipse at a variety of speeds or select key moments in the eclipse using the provided controls, and check timings and durations of the various phases.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.11.2
2022-06-14
- Fixes missing moon illumination info in timeline (due to a mystery build issue in the last release)
Please send your questions/suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com.
4.11.1
2022-06-01
- Under the hood update for account services (faster performance)
Please send your questions/suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com.
4.11
2022-02-17
- Skyfire EU forecasts are now sourced from the new v3 platform
- Improved formatting of location search results
- Fix for KML import: import would not complete in some circumstances
Skyfire EU now supports faster loading and expanded coverage.
Questions or comments? Write to us at support@photoephemeris.com!
4.10
2021-10-07
- Updates for iOS 15
- Uses the new Skyfire v3 Platform for North America forecasts (details below)
- Changed the default style of offline topographic map from OpenCycleMap to Thunderforest Outdoors (better peak name display)
- Link to new service status page in Help
- UI fixes and refinements
- Updated SDKs and libraries
This version uses Skyfire v3 for North America forecasts. The v3 platform has been built from the ground up to run on a new cloud architecture. One of the primary benefits of the new platform is that multiple forecasts can be generated in parallel. This has allowed us to increase the update frequency significantly. The current schedule for North America forecast updates on the new platform is:
Today: hourly refresh
Today +1: sunrise - hourly, sunset - every 2 hours
Today +2: sunrise - every 2 hours, sunset - every 4 hours
Today +3: every 6 hours
Today +4: every 8 hours
Generally, you will see the updated forecast become available at twenty past the hour. Schedules start from midnight UTC, hence, so, for example, 4-hourly updates will be available at 00:20, 04:20, 08:20 etc. We expect to move EU forecasts to the v3 platform also in the coming weeks.
4.9.1
2020-02-06
4.9.1
- New: search web service is included in the services status page
- Bug fixes
4.9
- New: support for what3words
- New: updated Locations page
- Updated: the World Magnetic Model has been updated to 2020-2025
- Improved: even better coordinate parsing - TPE supports a wide variety of formats conveniently in a single field
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
What3words: we're delighted to add support for what3words. what3words provides a unique three word address for any location on earth. Find out more at what3words.com.
We've refreshed the Locations page to make it simpler to navigate. Saved locations now have their own dedicated page - you can filter your locations by name and favorites, as before.
Search is broken out into two new screens. Type address or place name into the Address/Place search field and TPE will suggest matches as you type. You can enter a three word address too!
When you open the Coordinates Search page, TPE automatically shows the red map pin position (or grey if geodetics is enabled). You can type or paste in any latitude/longitude coordinate into the field and we'll convert it to a usable location you can save. We automatically display nearby places and the corresponding three word address. You can add these directly to your saved locations list, or use them to set the map pins.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.9
2020-02-04
- New: support for what3words
- New: updated Locations page
- Updated: the World Magnetic Model has been updated to 2020-2025
- Improved: even better coordinate parsing - TPE supports a wide variety of formats conveniently in a single field
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
What3words: we're delighted to add support for what3words. what3words provides a unique three word address for any location on earth. Find out more at what3words.com.
We've refreshed the Locations page to make it simpler to navigate. Saved locations now have their own dedicated page - you can filter your locations by name and favorites, as before.
Search is broken out into two new screens. Type address or place name into the Address/Place search field and TPE will suggest matches as you type. You can enter a three word address too!
When you open the Coordinates Search page, TPE automatically shows the red map pin position (or grey if geodetics is enabled). You can type or paste in any latitude/longitude coordinate into the field and we'll convert it to a usable location you can save. We automatically display nearby places and the corresponding three word address. You can add these directly to your saved locations list, or use them to set the map pins.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful and lets us keep improving the app.
4.8.1
2020-01-17
- Bug fix for occasional crash with offline map types (Open Street Map, Open Cycle Map), particularly affecting iOS 13.3
- Updated SDKs
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you. If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful, and lets us keep improving the app.
4.8
2019-10-30
- Improved: paste latitude/longitude coordinates directly into the search field
- Improved: new browser page for User Guide and Help Center content (print directly from the page, or export a PDF)
- Improved: user guide and about pages load faster
- Improved: video tutorial landing page
- Fixed: stored map tiles occasionally unavailable for some users when offline
- Fixed: occasional crash at start up
Instead of adding a location and then manually editing the coordinates, you can now paste a lat/lon directly into the search field on the locations page. Multiple formats are supported including decimal degrees (e.g. 46.2234, 6.1467), degrees/minutes/seconds (e.g. 46° 13' 24.24", 6° 8' 48.12"), and degrees plus decimal minutes (e.g. N46° 13.404', E6° 8.802').
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you. If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful, and lets us keep improving the app.
4.7
2019-09-28
- New: updated for iOS 13 and Dark Mode
- New: Skyfire map tiles are now served via a CDN for faster loading
- New: offline time zone detection
- New: app prompts at startup to reset date to today, if necessary (controllable in settings)
- Improved: better performance in AR 3D rendering
- Improved: Skyfire now displays at higher zoom levels when using Apple Maps
- Fix: real-time tracking was not cancelled on selecting an event or changing date on iPad
- Fix: rare crash while using Visual Search
- Updated SDKs
Dark mode: dark map styles are displayed for both Apple and Google maps when the "normal" default map type is selected (other maps types do not change appearance). Other UI elements and screens are altered for Dark Mode when it is selected. Remember, TPE's Night Mode is not the same thing as iOS 13's Dark Mode. Night Mode displays information relevant to night photography. Dark Mode alters the user interface to display with dark styling.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you. If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful, and lets us keep improving the app.
4.6.1
2019-05-14
- Fix: lower right of map below control tray buttons recognizes touch gestures again on iPhone (regression in 4.6)
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful, and lets us keep improving the app.
4.6
2019-05-06
- New: azimuth/altitude gauges and numerical readout added to the AR view (useful for sighting the altitude to a landmark or ridge etc.)
- New: in AR view, stars can now be tapped to display name and Beyer designation
- New: last selected date/time is restored on restarting the app
- New: any manually selected override time zone is restored on restarting the app
- New: if an override time zone is specified, the time zone is displayed in bold at the top of the map
- Improved: formatting of displayed time zones has been improved. Previously historically "odd" time zones, e.g. Italy pre-1893, would display a cryptic series of digits
- Improved: override time zones can now be freely defined. They are no longer limited to present day time zone offsets; an arbitrary number of minutes offset can be specified, making it easier to manage historical "pre-time zone" offsets from GMT, when using TPE for historical research purposes
- Improved: larger font size for time, time zone, elevation, and coordinates at the top of the map
- Changed: the tap-to-toggle-map-to-full-screen feature has been removed; it was too easy to activate accidentally
- Fix: control tray height is fixed on iPhone Xs Max (was too short)
- Updated SDKs and libraries
Please send your feedback and suggestions to support@photoephemeris.com - we'd love to hear from you.
If you're enjoying TPE, a review on the App Store is really helpful, and lets us keep improving the app.