Fireballs in the Sky 1.4.1
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Publisher Description
Fireballs in the Sky is an award-winning citizen science program that connects the public with the research of the Desert Fireball Network [DFN], based at Curtin University in Perth, Australia.
Through augmented reality, an intuitive interface and sensing technology of this smartphone app, anyone anywhere in the world can recreate their fireball sighting to contribute scientifically useful data.
If you’ve ever seen a meteor, or a bright fireball, then you’ve experienced one of nature’s true wonders. If you’ve ever wondered what they are, where they come from (and want to contribute to the science) this app is for you.
Together with NASA the DFN is expanding to become a Global Fireball Observatory that aims to understand the early workings of the solar system by studying meteorites, fireballs and their pre-Earth orbits. Using an autonomous network of cameras, the DFN captures the paths of fireballs in the sky, triangulating trajectories from multiple viewpoints. Fireballs in the Sky extends the reach of the observations via the app, with your sightings contributing to this innovative research project.
This app is the only one of its kind, designed for you to:
• Pinpoint the altitude and azimuth of the start and end of the fireball you saw
• Build your own fireball. Select different options for duration, shape, brightness, colour and hue, and watch how an animated fireball changes to match what you’ve just seen. If it looked like it fragmented as it came through the atmosphere you can select different options for number of fragments, and see the animation change accordingly.
• Add any other notes or details to your sighting report.
• Keep track of your sightings, and those of other users.
• Get updates on your sightings, and see levels of detail in feedback: Was it seen by other users? If it was, then how many other users saw it? Was there enough information to work out a trajectory? What was its orbit: where did it come from in the solar system?
In addition, you’ll be able to:
• Find out when and where in the sky meteor showers are occurring, using the augmented reality heads-up display
• Get fireball news, and see updates on the DFN project, announcements and events
• Access our gallery of zoomable images – the fireballs we’ve seen and the meteorites that we’ve found. A great thing about the project is that the data are in the form of beautiful images. You’ll have access to all that and be able to see the best of the bunch for yourself.
Dec 11, 2017
Version 1.4.1
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- Updated for iOS 11
- Link to share report on Facebook
About Fireballs in the Sky
Fireballs in the Sky is a free app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Fireballs in the Sky is Curtin University. The latest version released by its developer is 1.4.1.
To install Fireballs in the Sky on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2017-12-11 and was downloaded 0 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 Fireballs in the Sky as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Fireballs in the Sky on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Fireballs in the Sky is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After Fireballs in the Sky is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
