Aurora Forecast 3D Apk

Aurora Forecast 3D Apk

Latest version 8.7
15 Nov 2024

Older Versions

Apk Infos

Version8.7
Rating4.2/5, based on 280 votes
Size‎45.9 MB
Requires AndroidAndroid 6.0+ (Marshmallow)
Author's NotesThe app forecasts the location of the auroral oval up +3 days in time.

About Aurora Forecast 3D APK

Aurora Forecast 3D APK Download for Android
Aurora Forecast 3D APK Download for Android

Description

The Aurora Forecast 3D is a tool to track down where the aurora is located in the sky from any location on planet. It renders Earth in 3D with rotation and scaling at your fingertips. You can select locations and make your own ground - station list. The Sun illuminates the globe as it updates in near real-time. The short term forecasts are up to +6 hours, while the long term forecasts are up to 3 days ahead in time. They are updated when the app is active and connected to internet.

An Aurora Compass is included that shows where the auroral oval [1,2], the Moon and the Sun are located as you look up at the sky from your location. The phase and age of the Moon is also visualized in the compass. By zooming out in the 3D view port, satellites, stars and planets appear in their orbits [3] around the Sun.

FEATURES
- 3D view port of Earth.
- Solar illumination of the Earth and the Moon.
- Aurora oval size and location in real time.
- Day side location of the red Cusp.
- Forecasts based on predicted Kp index estimated by the Space Weather Prediction Centre (NOAA-SWPC).
- Includes a 2.4 million star map [4].
- City light texture [5].
- Earth, Sun and Moon textures [6,7].
- Sky view module to track planets and stars [8].
- 3-day space weather condition forecast as news ticker.
- Two-Line Element (TLE) satellite orbit calculations [9].
- Skyview navigation.
- 3D Laser Star pointer to identify star signs.
- Sounding rocket trajectories.
- Sun and Moon daily elevation plots with rise and set time.
- Epoch selection for magnetic pole position [10]
- Ovals based on polar orbiting satellites data [11]
- Target web links added to satellites, stars, planets and position.
- All-sky camera links to the Boreal Aurora Camera Constellation (BACC).
- Sky color animation [12,13].
- Zhang and Paxton ovals added [14]
- Geomagnetic storm push notifications.
- Youtube demonstration.

References
[1] Sigernes F., M. Dyrland, P. Brekke, S. Chernouss, D.A. Lorentzen, K. Oksavik, and C.S. Deehr, Two methods to forecast auroral displays, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (SWSC), Vol. 1, No. 1, A03, DOI:10.1051/swsc/2011003, 2011.

[2] Starkov G. V., Mathematical model of the auroral boundaries, Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, 34 (3), 331-336, 1994.

[3] P. Schlyter, How to compute planetary positions, http://stjarnhimlen.se/, Stockholm, Sweden.

[4] Bridgman, T. and Wright, E., The Tycho Catalog Sky map- Version 2.0, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3572, January 26, 2009.

[5] The Visible Earth catalog, http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, April-October, 2012.

[6] T. Patterson, Natural Earth III - Texture Maps, http://www.shadedrelief.com, October 1, 2016.

[7] Nexus - Planet Textures, http://www.solarsystemscope.com/nexus/, January 4, 2013.

[8] Hoffleit, D. and Warren, Jr., W.H., The Bright Star Catalog, 5th Revised Edition (Preliminary Version), Astronomical Data Center, NSSDC/ADC, 1991.

[9] Vallado, David A., Paul Crawford, Richard Hujsak, and T.S. Kelso, Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3, AIAA/AAS-2006-6753, https://celestrak.com, 2006.

[10] Tsyganenko, N.A., Secular drift of the auroral ovals: How fast do they actually move?, Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 3017-3023, 2019.

[11] M. J. Breedveld, Predicting the Auroral Oval Boundaries by Means of Polar Operational Environmental Satellite Particle Precipitation Data, Master thesis, Department of Physics and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, The Arctic University of Norway, June 2020.

[12] Perez, R., J,M. Seals and B. Smith, An all-weather model for sky illuminance distribution, Solar Energy, 1993.

[13] Preetham, A.J, P. Shirley and B. Smith, A practical model for daylight Computer Graphics, (SIGGRAPH 99 Proceedings), 91-100, 1999.

[14] Zhang Y., and L. J. Paxton, An empirical Kp-dependent global auroral model based on TIMED/GUVI data, J. Atm. Solar-Terr. Phys., 70, 1231-1242, 2008.

Latest updates

What's new in version 8.7

Updated to Android 14 (API 34)

How to install Aurora Forecast 3D APK on Android phone or tablet?

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Update Phone Settings

  • Go to your phone Settings page
  • Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
  • Check the Unknown Sources box
  • Confirm with OK

Go to Downloads

  • Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
  • Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.embarcadero.AuroraForecast3D-v8.7-ApkClean.apk)
  • Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.

Older Versions

8.7 (87)45.9 MB
8.6 (86)42.2 MB

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User's Reivew

4 ★Much improved.
1 ★Was a great app to get notified in advance of possible aurora, and view regular updates of the NOAA forecast... Until the notifications stopped working. I don't receive any now, and haven't for months. Missed several possible opportunities as a result. Edit to reply to dev: So the developer DELIBERATELY REMOVED the most useful feature, rather than instructing users how to use their phone settings to turn off notifications. Dumb and useless. One star, uninstalled.
3 ★Works but there are better ones iut there.
2 ★scrolling the time bar mostly rotates the globe too which is extremely annoying
5 ★Excellent.
5 ★Good
2 ★That was great if you live in one of the predetermined towns or where Fred lives. I tried having the app find my location and it always puts me at Fred's place. There doesn't seem to be any way to have it use the GPS in the phone to position yourself on the map. Hopefully this will be updated as the app does look to be very good otherwise. I keep getting the little warning triangle telling me that it's not connected to the internet yet everything else works proving internet is connected.
5 ★This is one of the best apps. It has a built-in interactive map with different versions and you can also see the constellations and planets etc.. and a compass to help you locate the right part of the sky. It has info about the aurora predictions on the map and in graphs which are updated in real-time. Along with the current KP index and solar wind info etc.. you can also see the light pollution and where the sun and moon are in the sky at the moment. It has a lot of very useful information.
5 ★Great app to track your next dancing sky at night
4 ★Compares well to reality. Nice graphical displays of the auroral oval and of kp index forecast.