APODViewerLite - Astronomy Picture of the Day - sendmetospace
Publisher: sendmetospace
Price: Free
Category: Reference
Release Date: 2009-01-22
Description:"This is a free app for astronomy enthusiasts and layman alike..for anyone interested in some daily encouragement brought by the beauty of the heavens, download this now!" - US App Store Review Ever looked up at the night sky with wonder and awe..... Brought to you in association with http://observatorio.info, the official Spanish translators of NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, v1.2 provides much improved download speeds as well as the ability to view APOD text in Spanish as well as English! APODViewerLite is the free & "lite" version of APODViewer (the original APOD Viewer for the iPhone). APODViewerLite provides an iPhone/iPOD Touch friendly interface to NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day Website. Each day APOD presents an image along with a description written by a professional astronomer. These images range from pictures of the Planets, Galaxies to astronomical phenomena here on Earth. If you are an astronomy student, an enthusiast or just want to view and discover the mysteries and beauty of the universe around you, then APODViewerLite is for you. - Available in SPANISH AND ENGLISH (this includes the actual APOD text) - With APODViewerLite you are able to view the current day's APOD as well as navigate through APODs daily. - View APOD Description within the app - no need to navigate to Safari - Select an APOD by date from the over 5000 published since 1995 - Random view (shake your phone to refresh) will present a random APOD from the thousands available. - Click the image on the main screen to view the image detail (pinch to zoom and scroll the image to reveal its detail) - Save APOD Image to your iPhone Photos Library - Landscape & Portrait View of APODs - No distracting Adverts (APODViewerLite is completely free) - Localised Date Settings Thank you for trying iAPODViewerLite. If you are after more from the app then check out APODViewer which provides the following additional functionality: - Keyword Search for specific APODs i.e "Mars" Saturn" etc. - Save and store your Favourite APODs to your Favourites List - Off line viewing of your favourite APODs (no network required) - Save the "large" APOD image to your Photos library INSTALLATION - after downloading, we recommend you restart your iPhone/iPod Touch before using. REVIEWS - all feedback is welcomed and will help us improve the application to give you the best possible experience. APODViewerLite requires an internet connection (GPRS or 3G recommended as the images can be large) NB If images appear "fuzzy" you should upgrade to iPhone v2.2.1 About image/text permissions: All the images displayed on the iAPODViewer are credited to the owner or institution where they originated. Some of the images are copyrighted and to use these pictures publicly or commercially you must write to the owners for permission. Spanish translation brought to you and Copyright http://observatorio.info Icon image provided by Mathias Pedersen, permission obtained through Observatorio.info for this APOD app Need to contact us? http://sendmetospace.tel © 2008,2009 Michael Kaye |
