Sun Surveyor Lite
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | Free | Adam Ratana | iPhone, iPad |
The 3D Compass and detailed Ephemeris provide a wealth of information about the largest natural light source in the galaxy:
- Predict and plan for the golden hour, blue hour and every sunrise & sunset
- Visualize the sun's path throughout the day or through the year
Additional features:
- Visual time machine - take a quick glance at the light for a day, or dial in desired compositions easily
- Twilight times - civil, nautical, astronomical
- Solstice and Equinox visualization
- Sun shadow information - calculate the length of shadows cast by objects
- Magnetic declination compensation
Check out the Full Version of Sun Surveyor for more:
- Live Camera View - augmented reality projections of the sun and moon paths, pinpoint the time the sun or moon will be at a particular location in the sky
- Interactive Map View - plan a remote shot or PV array placement, interact with a top-down perspective of sun and moon paths and events
- Street View Panoramas - 360 degree spherical panoramas with selected sun, moon and milky way events overlaid, where available
- Moon Information: moon position, moonrise, moonset, moon phases, apogee, perigee, distance and a Super Moon finder
- Show clients the quality and quantity of seasonal sunlight at a remote location
- Understand potential shade of surroundings and discover any obstructions
- Create images of the summer and winter Solstice & Equinox paths for a site
- Prepare night photography shots with the Milky Way & star trail features
- Offline usage (excludes Map View, Street View) - enter coordinates, save & load locations with no data connection or GPS available
- Measure distance, and difference between elevations, and vertical angle differentials with the Map view
- Import and export Google Earth .kmz/.kml locations
Reviews
Lite version totally unusable
N-24601
Live, street, and map view needs upgrade to full version to function. Lite version only shows dots and general proximity of the sun in the entire city. Useless unless you upgrade, but you can’t be sure how the full version works so risk is there.
Legit so far.
Mike from Pasadena
As a photographer shooting outdoors, I just need to know when the sun is coming up and going down. This does that cleanly and simply. ??
The compass is always off
LindseyEP
Every time I open I have to recalibrate and it doesn’t matter how many times I do the figure 8 it just doesn’t want to point north where north is. It basically makes it useless to me (and I am not near any magnets!)
Very simple to use / great info and graphics
Chckfstred
Easy install and really no set up. Great for figuring out the sun path over your house during different times of the year for landscaping planning.
Super ap!
Ahous
This is a great and useful ap that fills a niche that few other aps address. It's very well done. A small possible improvement would be to include a day-length feature.
Daylight Savings Error
Rod T.
This app has not adjusted for the daylight savings time that occurred this past weekend.
Useful and educational
BobKrohn
One if those niche programs. Most everything you need to know about Sun's path. Excellent graphic user interface makes it easy to use and understand. Love this type of thing. Thank You.
Great campsite tool
Sirthommie
This helps me position my tent to maximize shade throughout the day, especially for those hot afternoons. I know, a little trite, but fun nonetheless.
Landscape photography
Baker J K
For my landscape photography work in the past, I have had to rely on charts from the naval observatory and a regular compass. This app makes my work much easier!
