For those of us setting out to catch the lunar eclipse early tomorrow morning — here’s a great piece in the Christian Science Monitor on why it’ll be so spectacular out here west of the Rockies — there’s nothing like an iPad armed with a great astronomy app. But according to Tim DeBenedictis, developer of SkySafari 3, his app is the only one that can predict this — and any other — eclipse. That’s fine with us, since he’s offering his app for free all this weekend.
For most of us though, the basic version should suffice. Don’t miss it though, because even the basic version has a constellation’s worth of app awards to its name.
And if you’re catching the eclipse — it’ll hit totality at 6:32 a.m. PST
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
4 responses to “Catch Tomorrow Morning’s Lunar Eclipse With SkySafari 3 iOS App [Daily Freebie]”
Each problem which I have with iPad it’s finished for me because my friend Mike helps me. After he told me the best method to get a free iPad 2, it always helps me with all sorts of questions I have. This is his job and I appreciate very much his website free-us-ipad.com . I hope that he will help you with your all questions. It is an amazing man. All my family got free ipads 2 + white smartcover. It’s a user proof category there if you don`t believe me. This man is my idol
Even though it’s overcast here, I’m watching the eclipse on Stellarium. An incredible, free, open-source, multi-platform astronomy viewer. It even shows the eclipse of the moon photo-realistically.
What are this guys doing with an iPhone 4S?! They are crazy!
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Thanks for the tip, Aaron — I’ll take a look.