Planet Finder 1.5
Free Version
Publisher Description
Find planets and comets 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 (f.e. gps essentials).
The comets parameters are obtained from the website of NASA (JPL) . Hyperbolic equations for the comet trajectory have been used with some minor approximations.
Accuracy:
Average error lower than 1', compared with data from heavens-above http://www.heavens-above.com/comet.aspx
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.
About Planet Finder
Planet Finder is a free app for Android published in the System Maintenance list of apps, part of System Utilities.
The company that develops Planet Finder is Helioserver. The latest version released by its developer is 1.5. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.0.
To install Planet Finder on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2013-12-04 and was downloaded 13 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Planet Finder as malware as malware if the download link to com.helioserver.ison is broken.
How to install Planet Finder on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Planet Finder is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Planet Finder will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Planet Finder will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
