Starquake

App Name: Starquake
Developer: Magnificent Library
Category: Educational

For one brief, shining moment, I thought someone had ported the classic 8-bit adventure/platformer Starquake to the iPhone.  Then I remembered I was browsing the educational category and my hopes were heartlessly dashed.

What it is however, is an app that any armchair astronomer will enjoy, especially ones with a particular interest in our own little star.  This rather large app features 10 videos covering various aspects of the sun — solar flares, close-up videos, even a lunar transit.

Footage is largely taken from the STEREO-B satellite, plus some ground-based scopes and possibly some SOHO footage as well, all taken using narrow-band UV filters at various wavelengths.  (Those are the green and blue-coloured suns you see; they are represented in…

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