Emerald Observatory Release Notes

Version 1.4.6_gb82ad543 (2021 May 29)

• fix for initial Moon rotation

Version 1.4.5_gc615744 (2021 May 26)

• dark mode support

Version 1.4.4_g1a98bbd (2021 Feb 14)

• updates for iOS 14

Version 1.4.3_gccd48d5 (2018 Apr 30)

• bugfixes (hand rings were improperly filled)

Version 1.4.2_g8a3eb22 (2017 Dec 09)

• bugfixes

Version 1.4.1.1_gaf78139 (2016 Nov 25)

• updates for iOS 10

Version 1.4_g230fc62 (2013 Oct 22)

• updates for iOS 7

Version 1.3.8_g76d9b50 (2012 Sep 16)

• fix alarm set time when restarting app

Version 1.3.7_g745dc8c (2012 Sep 10)

• new NTP implementation with smaller impact on pool servers
• Earth map terminator edge now has discrete steps to match twilight markers on main 24-hour ring
• minor aesthetic tweaks

Version 1.3.6_g4e953bc (2012 Apr 12)

• delay warning when entering new time zone to give Location Services a chance to catch up

Version 1.3.5_g70d10a7 (2012 Mar 08)

• support for the Retina iPad

Version 1.3.4_gc241a34 (2011 Dec 28)

• fix alarm on autumn summer-time transition days
• different subdial tick marks for better readability
• Equation of Time hand now moves continuously instead of once per day
• Earth map daylight region border refinement

Version 1.3.3_gac932a9 (2011 Sep 10)

• fix the orientation of the Moon
• sidereal time subdial now labeled with the zodiac constellations

Version 1.3.2_g45d3ed6 (2011 Aug 10)

• require iOS 4.3
• longer Local Notification sound when Observatory is in the background
• update hands more frequently
• support Cyrillic region formats
• more precise hand drawing for alarm hand and others
• better behavior when iPad timezone changes
• minor aesthetic tweaks

Version 1.3.1_r628 (2011 Jan 18)

• resync NTP once per hour instead of once per day
• fixes for polar latitudes
• improve animation on wakeup from sleep/background
• improve twilight indicators and sun ring coloring on DST transition days
• solar midnight hand

Version 1.3_r596 (2010 Dec 07)

• eclipse simulator
• iOS 4.2 support
• alarm notification now given in iOS 4+ if app not running
• set mode buttons now have independent forward/reverse
• set mode century buttons
• fix bad anti-aliasing on small hands
• localized startup images
• minor aesthetic tweaks
• remove Gregorian calendar dial & relocate year label; textual leap year indicator

Version 1.2.5_r488 (2010 Oct 20)

• extend EOT dial to +/- 17 minutes
• transit time markers for the rise/set rings
• localized name for Chinese app store

Version 1.2.3_r478 (2010 Oct 1)

• Chinese localization
• fix bug in Japanese localization

Version 1.2.2_r452 (2010 Aug 13)

• setting the alarm time in the very near future when the NTP offset is negative now works correctly
• several other minor bug fixes
• smoother animation at startup

Version 1.2.1_r421 (2010 Jul 29)

• fix azimuth dial at the poles
• fix blinking alarm hand in Set mode with alarm OFF

Version 1.2_r408 (2010 Jul 21)

• alarm
• solar noon hand on main dial
• noon/midnight on top option
• Dutch, Italian and Spanish localization
• rotate the Moon image to match the sky
• minor aesthetic tweaks

Version 1.1_r299 (2010 May 19)

• French, German and Japanese localization
• increased contrast of the oceans in Earth view
• minor aesthetic tweaks

Version 1.0.2_r280 (2010 Apr 6)

• fix stuck second hand at startup when iPad time is ahead of NTP time
• fix crash if memory warning when flipside is up
• hide twilight hands when they're invalid
• minor aesthetic tweaks

Version 1.0.1_r264 (2010 Mar 31)

• Initial release