PanStarrs Finder
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Find PanStarrs C/2011 L4 comet with the help of your Android tablet or mobile phone.
- GPS and system hour will help you to stablish the location parameters.
- Compass and accelerometer of the device will indicate you the position of the comet.
- Camera will allow you to precisely align the virtual comet with the real one.
* The efficiency of the process strongly depends on the device sensors precission. Please, use any compass calibration app before (for example, GPS Essentials).
The comet parameters have been obtained from the website of NASA (JPL) . Hyperbolic equations for the comet trajectory have been used with some approximations.
Accuracy:
Average error lower than 20', compared with data from heavens-above http://www.heavens-above.com/comet.aspx?cid=C/2011 L4
The focal length of the camera (width and height angles) has been used to place objects in the screen. If the compass and accelerometers of the device are accurate, this app is also accurate enough.
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อัปเดตเมื่อ: 2013-03-26
เวอร์ชันปัจจุบัน: 2.2
เวอร์ชัน Android ที่กำหนด: Android 2.3.3 or later