Free Android app - APT DC

[Yoddha]

12 hours ago, happy-kat said:

Hi, I'm having trouble with the app on both my devices. I've got a saved location set up on both and attempt to switch to it and what ever I try, refresh, save and calc etc, my DSD times are N/A. The app is up to date, and have tried with location services on or off.

6.1 and 4.3

Anything you can suggest I try please?

Hello,

The Moon is big now and there is no absolute darkness... Could you try to change the date using Prev/Next or by tapping on the date?

[Yoddha]

12 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I hate to say this but... it doesn't do very much does it? I get the same from Clear Outside app and that tells me the weather as well.

Hi Neil,

It is matter of taste I prefer to use other forecast and this app fits my needs to check if particular night has enough time for imaging

Also it was fun to build it (in fact my wife made the Android version, I built the iOS). It is absolutely free - no ads, no tracking or marketing data gathering. If it is useful for somebody - great! If it is not - nothing bad is happening It is a gift for the community - wanted or unwanted

BTW I also use it for a fast way to see my GPS coordinates  

[Stub Mandrel]

8 minutes ago, Yoddha said:

It is a gift for the community - wanted or unwanted

Well said.

I will say the one thing that would make it more useful and that no other apps appear to do: a graph showing the relative sky darkness at 15-minute intervals, if you could add an estimate of your local light pollution level it would show the point when your skies are unlikely to improve further.

[Yoddha]

Interesting idea! We will explore it for the desktop application first

[happy-kat]

If course it was the autumn equinox yesterday, silly me it hadn't occurred to me that it wouldn't get dark, if only I had rolled on more days then my once I'd have been alright. All sorted, thank you.

[Yoddha]

Many thanks! You are welcome anytime

[Yoddha]

APT DC was updated to version 1.7

2019/01/02 - v1.7 Upgrade
-Added support for Android 9
-Added better location coordinates detecting
-Updated design

More info and links at: https://www.ideiki.com/astro/MobileApps.aspx

[Yoddha]

 APT DC is updated to 1.8. Fixes the calculations in the Daylight Saving period.

[Yoddha]

Hello,

APT DC for Android is updated to 1.9

https://www.ideiki.com/astro/MobileApps.aspx

2019/03/26 - v1.9 New features and fixes
-Added NB Time - Narrow Band time (for imaging with NB filters)
-Added option to show more data for the current location
-Fixed calculations in the day of solstice
-Fixed Moon rise wrong calculation in rare cases
-Fixed calculations in the day of Daylight Saving change

Edited December 10, 2019 by Yoddha

[Stub Mandrel]

Hi @Yoddha/Ivo,

I've now got a setup worthy of APT... but I'll be honest I'm overwhelmed by the scale of what it offers.

Is there something like a 'checklist' for setting up a new install?

[Yoddha]

Hi Neil,

Thank you for your interest!

There is no such checklist as APT usage depends on the used setup. Usually the initial tests could be made with the default setting Of course if you have a question or suggestion the fastest way to contact me is in the APT's forum  

[Stub Mandrel]

Thanks Ivo.