Loss of the night Apk
Latest version 2.4.7
03 Dec 2023
Apk Infos
| Version | 2.4.7 |
| Rating | 4.2/5, based on 833 votes |
| Size | 6.3 MB |
| Requires Android | Android 5.0+ (Lollipop) |
| Author's Notes | Count stars for science! Help track how light pollution is changing worldwide. |
About Loss of the night APK
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Description
"Contribute to a world-wide citizen science project." (The Guardian)"Find out exactly how bad the light pollution is." (Chandra Clarke, citizensciencecenter.com)
"The app couldn't be easier to use, and you can even learn different constellations along the way." (Nicholas Fordes, plos.org)
The Loss of the Night app turns your eyes into a light meter, allowing you to become a citizen scientist and report how bright the night sky is where you live!
In many parts of the world, the night sky shines with wasted artificial light from poorly designed street lamps. Skyglow outshines the stars in the skies, and dramatically changes the natural nighttime environment. Scientists are concerned that light pollution might have a big impact on nocturnal ecosystems, but they have very little information about how bright the actually sky is worldwide, or how skyglow is changing over the years.
You can help monitor skyglow using this app! It's based on Google's Sky Map, and lets you make measurements with a very sensitive, stable, and well understood light meter: your eyes! All you need to do is look for certain stars in the sky, and tell us whether you can see them or not. Using the Loss of the Night app is both fun and educational, and it also generates important scientific information that might help to protect the environment in the future.
After you've finished your measurement, your data will be anonymously sent to the GLOBE at Night project. You can see it on a map, check how accurate your measurment was, track changes over time, and compare it to other observations from around the world at http://www.myskyatnight.com.
Counting stars is a great experience and family activity, and you might find that you learn the names of stars and constellations without even trying. Students can use the app to measure skyglow and star visibility for their own science projects, and at the same time be part of a global citizen science network. The most important information for this project comes from brightly lit places where you can't see many stars, but you're welcome to use it in places where you can still see the Milky Way. If you’re lucky enough to be in such a place, let others know!
Satellites look at the ground, not the sky. By comparing the skyglow to the ground brightness, you will help communities learn what types of lamps light the streets instead of the sky. Hopefully in the future, cities will save energy and money, while having appropriately lit streets, dark bedrooms, and a sky once again full of stars.
Lots more information, including details of preliminary results, is available on the project blog: http://lossofthenight.blogspot.com and the campaign website of seeing stars Leiden: https://seeingstarsleiden.pocket.science/
You are welcome to get into contact with the light pollution researchers from Verlust der Nacht that built this app, and learn about their other projects (https://www.verlustdernacht.de). The app also provides some basic information on the history, importance, and consequences of artificial light at night.
This project was sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany).
Latest updates
What's new in version 2.4.7
We have a new storage system for your observations using the open science cloud.How to install Loss of the night APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download Loss of the night APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
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.cosalux.welovestars-v2.4.7-ApkClean.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
Older Versions
| 2.4.7 (247) | 6.3 MB |
| 2.4.4 (244) | 6.3 MB |
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User's Reivew
5 ★I like the update.
2 ★I tried to use the app, but when you get to the star you are supposed to answer whether you can see it or not, the app circles the star with such a big, fat, bright red ring and the background map of the star’s location is so dim in comparison that you can’t figure out which star they are trying to get you to look for. I tried to find adjustments to dim the big fat bright red ring or brighten up the background star map, but couldn’t find any adjustments. I felt like my measurement wasn’t good since it was the app keeping me from being sure instead of the brightness of my skies.
3 ★Couldn't determine location even with GPS set on high accuracy setting on Samsung Galaxy S4 (Android 4.4.4). I look forward to using this app because I live in the NYC metro area and light pollution is a big issue for me. Pls fix the GPS or allow for manual inputs.
5 ★Light pollution will eventually become impossible to ignore, so let's try to do what we can before too much is lost.
5 ★i always hated a bright nightsky, now i can help to fight it by measuring the light pollution
2 ★My phone (Relay 4G) does not have a working compass, and there was no manual movement mode available.
5 ★Love taking part in something that affects my spiritual beliefs to the core.
1 ★GPS cannot locate my location. Can only use demo mode to observe stars.
5 ★واخيرا بالعربية
5 ★I love this app. It is extremely easy to use and is fun at the same time. It was nice being able to move onto the next star if there were problems finding it and you get another chance. I can also imagine people using this in the future to support the need for light pollution control because you can get real information from it about the light pollution in the area. Very useful and fun. I can't wait for sunset!
5 ★I always liked looking at the night sky, but I only knew a few constellations. I found that by using this app I've learned to recognize a lot of constellations and stars without even trying to! In spring I learned Gemini (and it's bright stars Castor and Pollux), and this fall I've learned Pegasus and Cygnus, as well as the bright star Deneb. If you're interested in learning about the stars, this app is a fun and easy way to do it. As a bonus, you'll produce useful data while you do it!
3 ★The privacy warning first screen stretches out of the available screen space, so the buttons are unavailable. Samsung galaxy mini TASS. Had do force close it. Nice concept. Would really like to try it.
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