Moon Globe HD
Midnight Martian

April 7th, 2012

This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad

Price: $0.99

Category: Education

Updated: Apr 07, 2012

Version: 2.2.1

Size: 232 MB

Language: English

Seller: Michael Howard

Rated 4+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 3.2 or later

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Current Version

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Moon Globe HD by Midnight Martian

Moon Globe HD Screenshots

Description

Hold the Moon in your hands. Moon Globe HD turns your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a precision instrument for viewing Earth's Moon. Satellite imagery and topographic laser altimeter data are combined to render the Moon with realistic lighting in realtime 3D.

Use the multitouch screen to manipulate the view. Spin above the surface, or switch to Telescope mode to see the Moon as it appears from your location on Earth. Adjust the display time and watch the sunlight shift over the lunar landscape. A “tag cloud” floats just above the surface, labeling terrain features and spacecraft; touch any label to find out more about that feature. Moon Globe also shows you where the Moon and Sun are in the sky with its dynamic sky compass.

*** PLEASE NOTE ***: Regular Moon Globe is a smaller download and is free. This HD version has slightly, not extremely, better resolution and rendering; it is intended for people who have already tried the free version and liked it.

As Moon Globe HD requires advanced OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics, it does not work on older devices like the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, or 1st or 2nd generation iPod Touches. Regular Moon Globe works on those devices.

What's New in Version 2.2.1

Graphics performance improvements.

Customer Reviews

This is a great map! (5 stars)
If you need to know the phase of the moon look up or buy a newspaper. If you want to see the moon's geology in high def and close up get this app. Very realistic telescope type view.

Love it (5 stars)
Gorgeous, simple and well designed. Excellent 3D effect – lunar feature names float over the terrain as you rotate the moon globe. Has a peculiar otherworldly calming effect when I play with it. And great info too. Well worth the money, get it!

Not that great (2 stars)
No charts for rise and set, not accurate with dates. Does not use date and time from phone. Nothing about moon phases. This leaves me to doubt plotting accuracy.