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TeMPOraL 7 hours ago [-]
I need the inverse of that - an app that predicts how badly a given street will be baked by the sun at current or near-future time, will there be any shadow zone from the buildings, how far will the usable extent of it reach (e.g. not much use of shadow if my head or body stick up beyond the shaded volume). Ideally available on a smartphone. Bonus points for being able to route navigation paths to minimize direct sun exposure.
Motivation: I hate it when it's hot, but my kid has actual issues with heat/sun exposure, and e.g. I had to navigate our way around the city through shaded zones today, just so she doesn't get exhausted in under 30 minutes.
Plenty similar apps are made to sell people photovoltaics, but I'd love to see something to help humans avoid sun.
waterproof 2 minutes ago [-]
This could also be a legitimate lifesaver in places like India where extreme heat is common but delivery and gig workers have to travel outdoors.
abejfehr 4 hours ago [-]
There’s a few sites that do what I think you’re asking for, not navigation though. This is one I’ve used recently: https://shademap.app/
lefra 11 hours ago [-]
It would be nice to be able to access the website on a smartphone (even if the experience is suboptimal), instead of denying access.
HPsquared 11 hours ago [-]
Smartphones have the huge advantage of direction sensors (3D magnetometer and gyro). I remember using apps like Google sky map (or something like that) way back in 2011 to look at satellites and planets.
jeroenhd 8 hours ago [-]
There's a mobile app that supposedly works worldwide (but isn't available in my country).
russdill 6 hours ago [-]
Really wish mobile browsers were better liars when it comes to "desktop mode"
cholmdomsky 3 hours ago [-]
Seriously. Plus, what is the problem that some websites are 'fixing' by denying me a choice in how the website loads?
foofyter 3 hours ago [-]
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pierrec 11 hours ago [-]
Interesting, I've planned similar shots before and used different tools that serve a similar purpose. The Photographer’s Ephemeris has nice visualizations: https://photoephemeris.com/
NASA's Horizons ephemeris is also pretty good at preparing data for this. I've used it with a little script to check when the sun/moon will be in a given box. This hengefinder looks neat and really streamlined for its purpose though.
infinet 4 hours ago [-]
It uses the Python lib Astral, which uses "equations from Astronomical Algorithms, by Jean Meeus", to find location of the Sun in the sky. That method assuming earth motion without gravitational pull from other planets or the Moon, and has accuracy of 0.01 arc degree. Meeus is a rock star in these kinds of calculations. He also gave a truncted version of VSOP87 that has error less than 1 arc second in finding Sun's location.
The method Astral uses for calculate Moon's location has precision of 1 arc minute. For higher precision, LEA-406 [1] can be used.
On a similar note, for this August's total solar eclipse (in Europe), I 3D modelled the sun's position in the sky from the viewpoint that I am planning to go to. The eclipse will happen late in the day when the sun will be low, so I wanted to make sure that nothing will obstruct my view!
I've been meaning to post about it.
normie3000 10 hours ago [-]
I lived a long time in a city near the equator with a prominent east-west street. Commuting west to east in the morning and east to west in the evening meant frequent hengings. The roads don't feel particularly safe when you can't see anything. The town planners might have considered this.
vikingerik 7 hours ago [-]
Any angle within 23º of east-west will have henging at some time of year. You'd have to have the entire street grid be aligned diagonal rather than cardinal.
normie3000 10 hours ago [-]
Additionally I have visited Stonehenge and it's sterilised and disappointing being unable to walk amongst the stones. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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donfuzius 7 hours ago [-]
Nice, and awesome that it works internationally. One little feature request: provide an .ics download, so that I can add a calendar event, add a link to the original calculation to the the calendar entry.
donalhunt 12 hours ago [-]
Mobile app not available in your country. :(
metalman 11 hours ago [-]
then use a stick™
hint, watch the sticks shadow
other hint, can use almost anything that casts a shadow, as a stick substitute.
* even more hints availible with stick™ pro
sonofhans 11 hours ago [-]
I’d like to subscribe to stick™ pro! I tried a piece of string and it waved around in the wind and didn’t work, so I think I may need a paid service for this.
4ndrewl 11 hours ago [-]
Stonehenge of course, famously not a henge.
tdb7893 10 hours ago [-]
Apparently the word "henge" comes from the name Stonehenge but Stonehenge has the ditch on the wrong side of the bank to technically be a henge.
Motivation: I hate it when it's hot, but my kid has actual issues with heat/sun exposure, and e.g. I had to navigate our way around the city through shaded zones today, just so she doesn't get exhausted in under 30 minutes.
Plenty similar apps are made to sell people photovoltaics, but I'd love to see something to help humans avoid sun.
NASA's Horizons ephemeris is also pretty good at preparing data for this. I've used it with a little script to check when the sun/moon will be in a given box. This hengefinder looks neat and really streamlined for its purpose though.
The method Astral uses for calculate Moon's location has precision of 1 arc minute. For higher precision, LEA-406 [1] can be used.
[1] https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2007/33/aa7568-07/aa7...
I've been meaning to post about it.
hint, watch the sticks shadow
other hint, can use almost anything that casts a shadow, as a stick substitute.* even more hints availible with stick™ pro
For any other curious people: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/what-is...
For instance in Houston the sunrise aligns with Texas Avenue around the June solstice.
Consequently, there are no sunset alignments for the downtown skyscrapers.