Aurora Forecast 3D 8.5

The Aurora Forecast 3D is a tool designed to locate the aurora in the sky from any point on Earth. It provides a 3D rendering of the Earth with customizable rotation and scaling features. Users can select specific locations and establish personalized ground-station lists. The tool offers real-time updates of Earth's illumination by the Sun, with short-term forecasts up to +6 hours and long-term forecasts up to 3 days in advance. These forecasts are refreshed when the app is active and connected to the internet.

The Aurora Compass, included in the tool, indicates the positions of the auroral oval, the Moon, and the Sun as seen from the viewer's location. It also visualizes the phase and age of the Moon within the compass. By zooming out in the 3D viewport, users can view satellites, stars, and planets in their respective orbits around the Sun.

Features:

• 3D view port of Earth.
• Solar illumination of Earth and the Moon.
• Real-time aurora oval size and location.
• Location of the red Cusp on the day side.
• Forecasts based on predicted Kp index from the Space Weather Prediction Centre (NOAA-SWPC).
• Includes a map of 2.4 million stars.
• City light texture.
• Textures for Earth, Sun, and Moon.
• Sky view module for tracking planets and stars.
• 3-day space weather condition forecast as a news ticker.
• Two-Line Element (TLE) satellite orbit calculations.
• Skyview navigation.
• 3D Laser Star pointer for identifying star signs.
• Sounding rocket trajectories.
• Sun and Moon daily elevation plots with rise and set times.
• Epoch selection for magnetic pole position.
• Ovals based on polar orbiting satellites data.
• Links to websites related to satellites, stars, planets, and positions.
• All-sky camera links to the Boreal Aurora Camera Constellation (BACC).
• Sky color animation.
• Zhang and Paxton ovals included.
• Geomagnetic storm push notifications.
• Youtube demonstration available.

References:

1. Sigernes F., M. Dyrland, P. Brekke, S. Chernouss, D.A. Lorentzen, K. Oksavik, and C.S. Deehr, Two methods to forecast auroral displays, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (SWSC), Vol. 1, No. 1, A03, DOI:10.1051/swsc/2011003, 2011.
2. Starkov G. V., Mathematical model of auroral boundaries, Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, 34(3), 331-336, 1994.
   
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3. P. Schlyter, How to compute planetary positions, http://stjarnhimlen.se/, Stockholm, Sweden.");
   
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