Price Drop: Ephemeris Sky (Education)

Ephemeris Sky 1.1

Device: iOS Universal

Category: Education

Price: $.99 -> Free, Version: 1.1 (iTunes)



Description:



Ephemeris Sky is a unique application that calculates realtime positions for objects in our solar system, demonstrating the incredible computing power of the iPhone/iPad.



Ephemeris Sky calculates the following realtime values for each of the planets...



Current Altitude

Current Azimuth

Planet Rise Time

Planet Set Time

Rise Azimuth

Set Azimuth

Culmination



Distance from Sun

Distance from Earth

Orbital Velocity



Ecliptic Longitude

Ecliptic Latitude

Heliocentric Longitude

Heliocentric Latitude

Distance (angular) from Perihelion

Distance (angular) from Aphelion

Planet's Declination

Planet's Right Ascension



Planet Phase

Apparent Magnitude

Angular Diameter

Axial Tilt To Orbit



The following clocks are also included…



Local Civil Time (LCT)

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Local Sidereal Time (LST)

Greenwich Sidereal Time (GST)



In addition to all the above, Ephemeris Sky allows you to view the planet positions graphically in a 2D representation. This lets you not only see the orientation of the planets in our solar system, but it allows you to quickly see which planets are in position for optimal viewing.



What's New



Now works with iOS version 7.0 and later.



Ephemeris Sky