Copernican Orrery
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About Copernican Orrery
A Copernican-style Orrery showing the positions of the 8 planets and their primary moons as well as our moon's phase.
The Orrery is a model of the solar system as view from celestial north, and orientated
such that solstices occur when the earth is due-north (top, winter solstice) or
south (bottom, summer solstice) and the equinoxes are east (right, autumnal equinox)
and west (left, vernal equinox). All orbits are assumed to be perfect circles.
The position of the Earth and Moon are fairly accurate, as are their orbits. The remaining planets positions are approximate, but close enough considering the size of the typical phone or tablet screen. The starting positions of the moons other than that of the Earth is not accurate. The orbital periods of all planets and moons is accurate relative to the other planets and moons.
This app should be considered simply something fun to look at, but not anything to be taken too seriously.
The Orrery is a model of the solar system as view from celestial north, and orientated
such that solstices occur when the earth is due-north (top, winter solstice) or
south (bottom, summer solstice) and the equinoxes are east (right, autumnal equinox)
and west (left, vernal equinox). All orbits are assumed to be perfect circles.
The position of the Earth and Moon are fairly accurate, as are their orbits. The remaining planets positions are approximate, but close enough considering the size of the typical phone or tablet screen. The starting positions of the moons other than that of the Earth is not accurate. The orbital periods of all planets and moons is accurate relative to the other planets and moons.
This app should be considered simply something fun to look at, but not anything to be taken too seriously.
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Can toggle music and sound effects separately. Tap and hold the sound icon to show the options.
Can toggle music and sound effects separately. Tap and hold the sound icon to show the options.
What are users saying about Copernican Orrery
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by Q####:
Somehow this is intensely pleasing. I can just watch it. No permissions.
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The best app for planetary movement understanding.
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Where is Pluto??
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Excellent.
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by C####:
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Could use speed controls, as well as direct entry of date/time. Outer date marker gets clipped off edges of screen. Perspective of the planets are inconsistent and skewed (some viewed from overhead, others at angle). Devs should look at "Observatory" on iPad for an app that does largely the same thing, but is much more polished and refined.
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What's the point of being able to zoom if you can't pan around? All you gotta do is zoom in on the center to center and if you touch screen it move the days .....that's it... Other then that's its very cool app
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Nice and simple . Will be great if its posible moove from one point to another , zoom in n out is unlimited that is unnessesary . Will be great if its working in real time . My idea as a widget on screen in real time
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by I####:
by I####:
Five stars from me but it would be nice to be able to freely pan left right up and down once zoomed in, or be able to lock onto any of the individual bodies
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by N####:
by N####:
Nice model. Very simplistic. Needs more speed control of time. 2x 5x.
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by C####:
by C####:
The layout is beautiful and I love that u can go to any date even past 2017 and before 2012.
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by C####:
by C####:
I was looking for the application like this application is. This is the best I have ever seen. Thanks a lot.
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by M####:
by M####:
Needs panning. Needs to lock date when zooming
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by C####:
by C####:
Lovely graphics and sounds. Keep up the good work!
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by I####:
by I####:
Not to bad still messing around with it
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by C####:
by C####:
Super way to experience sky ....
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by C####:
by C####:
five stars for the good job ;) and wow. thanks for new update :D
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Very easy to use and comes in handy. My only gripe: no Pluto. :P
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by A####:
by A####:
Does exactly what it says.
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Copernicus
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by C####:
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Loved it
by K####:
I love the way it looks, but you cannot zoom in or out without changing the date. I'll set the date and try to zoom in to look at the inner planets and moons, but the date changes. And you cannot readjust the date because it is off screen. But it does look nice.