Moon Locator

Moon Locator

Locate and predict the Moon's position in AR šŸŒ

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Moon Locator predicts the moon position, path and phase at a specific location during the course of a day and year. ā˜… The Main View displays all the detailed information ā˜… The Augmented Reality (AR) feature displays the lunar position directly overlaid on your device's camera. ā˜… The Map feature displays the moon position on top of Google Maps
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Androidā€¢Photographyā€¢Augmented Reality
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Amrith
@r_follador would love to see this on iOS!
Rainer Follador
Maker
@amrith I'm not much of an iOS programmer, but I agree, this would make sense also business-wise
Ryan Hoover
My moon-shooting photo friends will appreciate that. How are you accurately mapping the moon in AR, @r_follador?
Rainer Follador
Maker
@rrhoover it's based on your device's compass and motion sensor, so the app knows which direction (altitude and azimuth) the device is pointed at and knows the location of the device from the GPS (longitude and latitude). So the moon location is calculated and displayed on top of the camera layer. The problem is that the accuracy of the app completely depends on the accuracy of your device's compass, so if there's any magnetic interference, the predicted moon location in the AR view is also off. But it seems to work quite well in practice, if the compass is calibrated regularly.
Steven Sinofsky
Greatest app ever! I might even use my Pixel for this.
Rainer Follador
Maker
@stevesi Thanks, means a lot.