Solar Eclipse Catalog 2018-203

About: Solar Eclipse Catalog 2018-203

This app gives three functions to observe solar eclipse which occur from 2018 to 2030;

3D mode
A 3D model of the earth is displayed on your device so that you are able to see a process that moon shadow passes over the model with 1 minute interval from start to finish of a solar eclipse.A eclipse to observe is choosable by tapping "choose eclipse" from menu dialog.A camera of the application aims at the center of the earth model.When you choose an eclipse, the camera is set to the preferred position to see the shadow of the moon.Pinch actions magnify and reduce the image size so you may observe an eclipse from appropriate view point according to the change of position of moon shadow.




Map mode
The phenomenon of a eclipse that the moon shadow passes on the earth is rendered on a world map from the start time to the finish time with 1 minute interval.A eclipse to observe is choosable by tapping "choose eclipse" from menu dialog.Swipe actions moves the map to four directions (up, down, left, right) and pinch actions magnifies and reduces the map size, so you may observe an eclipse from appropriate view point according to the change of position of moon shadow.


AR mode
This mode displays the sun position on the image captured by device camera.You may choose location to observe a eclipse by tapping "CHOOSE LOCATION" menu.At the "CHOOSE LOCATION", you may specify the location to observe by dragging an image of arrow.The location on the map where the tip of the arrow indicates becomes the location you observe a eclipse.Swipe actions moves the map, pinch actions magnifies and reduces the size of the map.
d circle.As this app shows the position of the sun with a red circle by directing your device to the sky, so you may check where is the sun at the time a solar eclipse occurs.