Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)

"Photo opportunities" - fail to mention eclipses. App will not notify me of special celestial events, nor even mention them in "opportunities" section. I was very disappointed last year when eclipse happen on my birthday - and I didn't even know about it. What good is an app that's perfectly designed to let you photograph such an event but doesn't even tell you about it? Please add a system of notifications for events in areas I plan to travel, and where I'm currently located.

Nicely made app! But it bought it to perhaps create horizon files for use with PV-Software. I'd like to be able to log the heading and azimuth of objects like the LOG function in the IOS-App "Theodolite". At the moment I'd have to create a ton of Screenshots from all the points i'd like to log and then create the file manually. Would it be possible to add a feature like this? I'm sure this would help a lot of PV-planners :) thank you!

Great app but widgets need an update. They are very informative but the text is very small so it's hard to glance and get the info you want. Also the style is very basic. It does what it needs too but could definitely be better to match current android look. Overall awesome app though.

I have installed the app yesterday but it only shows the sun path with no moon path. Keep trying on all buttons but still doesn't work. P.S It works very well now after the quick help from the developer. This is a brilliant app.

The Street View tool was completely inaccurate for planning yesterday's lunar eclipse. It seems to have given me winter declinations. Live view was probably accurate as it match the AR view in other astronomy apps.

Really satisfied with the app features. I did use the lite version way back 5-6 years ago i think and decided to get back in Cinematography and bought this right away.

This is, without a doubt, the single most beautiful piece of software I have ever had the pleasure of purchasing. Elegance, rich functionality, smart UI. If you don't feel the need to buy it, just for the sheer pleasure of having it on your phone, then you don't know what you're missing. Thanks Adam, you are a craftsman.

20211031. So far working as expected. Best feature is its integration with Google Maps and Street view. It really helps simplify planning your set up to target alignments. I'd like to see a better sighting compass layout.Get familiar with it first before your first shoot. Unexpected benefit. If you can adjust your driving time, use this app to avoid driving into the low sun. Also great for aerial mapping to pick high contrast times and shadow length.

Great app for predicting sun positions. I use it all the time for film shoots. The calibration mode is so great to have since compasses are often affected in the city or in buildings, and when worse comes to worst, the street map mode gives practical confirmation of uncertain observations. Only upgrade might be to allow enlarging hour indicators or change their color/give a opaque window, because when looking at the sun in live view, sometimes it's very difficult to read the hours. Thx

This app is like Antikythera mechanism combined with alien technology from Area 51! I know it's supposed to be for photography but I use it for various building tasks in which it is important to know the position of the sun at different times of the year. It's great for determining lunar events and just messing around with for fun. Just buy the full version. It's the best money I've ever spent on an app. Developer talent and passion combined!

This app is very useful. One way for example, the shadow length tool,can be used to find the height of a tall object, or predicting where it's shadow will be at any given time or where it was, on any date and time in past history . Just that part alone to me makes this app a powerful tool and entertaining as well. Not to mention the more ovious use of this app. The Sun and Moon position, again at any point of time, past, present or future. Will never be without Sun Surveyor.

Very helpful for planning timelapse sequences for upcoming sunrises & sunsets. I liked it on my Nexus 6P, but needed to calibrate the compass fairly regularly. This was true for other apps that use a compass setting, and quite easy to do via the "Calibrate the compass" setting in Google Maps.The sensors in my new Pixel 4XL are much better at keeping the compass accurate. The app's "future view" slider really helps when using the Pixel's new astrophotography feature. I use it to set up my tripod and align everything for capturing a suitable foreground during the day, then just go out to attach the camera and get the shot at the predicted time. (Much appreciated when it is -25C!)

I like it for landscape photos. I would have given 5 stars, but one of my favourite features was the ability to write notes of an area so you could read these if wanting to return, the map reference was saved to so click it & your note & reference were there. However, all the references & notes I took have disappeared. No idea how that happened & gutted that it has. If anyone can explain this I'd love to hear from you.

I have several solar geometry apps I use as I work in the solar education industry and this app is the best of them all by a long margin. a key feature this has that most do not is true north setting vs magnetic north. you can also calibrate against the actual sun position. its AR camera interaction is the most useful and informative. it has all the features required for a solar access assessment and also has many fun aspects like moon and milky way positions. all in all, the best of the lot.

The coolest app I have. It let's me know where the sun is going to be. I live in the Pacific Northwest, so a lot of the times, this app is the only time I can see the sun. Seriously though, this is really a handy and fascinating app: I found the sunniest spot for my garden, and the best area for a photograph of the moon.

the app is cool but for some reason the live view only points west, no matter where I turn. I can use the compas during calibration correctly, but as soon as I try to view the horizon it no longer works. There is no metal around and I am using a Note 9.

Free and useful. It would have been better if it displayed the 10-day weather data (raining, cloudy, partially cloudy, etc) as well. It's useful to know if it will be clear or cloudy at the specified day.

Powerful tool for star gazing, photography and more. You can see the forecast and position of the sun, moon and other bodies, altitude, rise and set times. Even good for setting up camp and protecting from over exposure to the sun. 10/10

Excellent app. Very useful, especially when needing to get a quick idea of how the sun's movements (particularly the solstices) will affect the layout of a new house.

Not always intuitive as an interface but good information. Would be handy to be able to "lock" panels and info options -- e.g. never be able to turn off sun position visualization.

Kills battery way faster now. Hope its fixed so i can put this back on my phone.

Very comprehensive features. Works great.

Great tool to tell where you sun, moon, and milky way will be.

Best app of the kind. You don't need a "camp" to learn how to use it because is very well designed and user friendly. Gives you all needed information about sun, moon and galactic center.

I bought this app years ago to determine solar alignments for an archaeologist. It worked great. I now use it years to later determine the placement of sunscreens around my house. It's a great app. I highly recommend it. Oh, I forgot to mention if your a science geek this app is great