Moon Atlas 4+

Name: Moon Atlas
Price: 7.99 CAD
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Julian James

Julian James

- 5,0 • 1 note

- 7,99 $

Description

Explore a 3D globe of the Moon

Moon Atlas is an astronomy application that lets you use pinch and finger gestures to manipulate a 3D globe of the Moon. This is a rendered sphere and not a static map image. As you zoom in more labels appear as finer detail comes into view. You can double tap on the labels to get more information about a particular feature.

Moon Atlas displays the phase and libration of the Moon from your chosen location and renders these on the globe. You can switch to a 'Globe' mode that allows you to spin the Moon around to see far side features. The feature database is searchable and can move the globe to a searched feature. The phase can be switched off and the far side is shown in a slightly darker shade of grey.

Date, time and location can be changed. There is also a realtime mode that will update to the current time.

The Moon globe can be shown with north or south at the top or inverted to suit different telescope views.

Over 1800 named features are included as well as 26 spacecraft that reached the surface of the Moon.

In addition, information about the current Moon phase and libration are provided. You can swipe left and right on the phase view to go backwards and forwards a day and on the libration chart to go backwards and forwards a month.

Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn atlases are also available on the App Store!

Also there is Planisphere, a star charting app, available on the App Store!

If you fancy trying to land on the Moon, try Apollo Eagle, a simulation of the last 50,000 feet of the Apollo 11 landing.

5 sept. 2024

Version 3.0.6

Bug fixes and improvements.

5,0 sur 5

1 note

Darn near perfect

I've used paper atlases at the eyepiece for years, the best of which are the Times Lunar Atlas & Antonin Rükl's Lunar Atlas. The Sky & Telescope foldable Lunar Quadrant map is also very useful. Lunar atlases on computers are available and, well, laptops are awkward at the eyepiece. So I was very interested in this app as it was supposed to display librations and the terminator properly. It does. Very easy to navigate, smooth scrolling and just enough detail without overwhelming the view. If you need more detail, then Moon Map Pro compliments Moon Atlas Pro well. It would be nice to access the date & time function from the main screen. As it is now, you have to go into Settings and then into Date & Time. Minor quibble. Currently, this is the best at what it does and does it well. Recommended.

Excellent resource for observers

Because Moon Atlas accurately simulates lighting and libration, it us excellent for planning observing sessions, especially those near the terminator or the limb. Worth every penny!

This is the Moon in your pocket!

Whether you are just curious about the moon, or a serious amateur astronomer like me, this is the one-stop App for any information about the moon you could desire! I have found it to be an excellent resource while observing through the telescope and it provides fascinating information on the naming of many features as well as their size and location. The full globe of the moon, with comprehensive information for the dark side, make this App a real joy to have and use. The features are well laid out and the overall appearance and usbability of each feature completes this wonderful program. I use it when teaching during public observing sessions, for which it is perfect!

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