Solscape 2.4.2
Solar data browser

What is Solscape?
Solscape is a "Solar Data Browser" application that grabs real time, up to the minute images of the Sun in multiple light wavelengths. Solscape also monitors current Solar flare activity, Earth view satellite images, Solar geomagnetic activity, and Aurora activity. Solscape gets all of its information via the Internet and compiles it in a single, easy to use application. You can save and archive the data that Solscape collects for later use, and you can tell Solscape to automatically grab the data when you want.

How do I use Solscape?
Simply double click the Solscape icon to launch. There are six main areas of information: Sun (sun images), Graphs (solar data graphs and charts), Aurora (Aurora Borealis, AKA Northern Lights data and images), Earth (earth images from space), Alerts (current solar alerts and forecasts), and Moon (moon phase information). Click on the toolbar icon to see the list of items for each area, and then choose an item from the list on the left to see the data (Moon and Alerts do not have an item list).

In the item list you will notice either a "!" or "√" mark next to the item name. An "!" means the data are missing and need to be downloaded, and a "√" means the data are ready for viewing. You can set several options for gathering data, including automatic download scheduling (the "Schedule" button above each image), always download missing data when an item is selected, and more.

For more help, please see the "QuickGuide.jpg" image included with Solscape.

What happened to the Aurora Alerts?
Aurora Alerts are no longer included in this version of Solscape, as Cosmic Debris, another StimpSoft™ application, already handles that. You can find Cosmic Debris here.

What are the plans for the future of Solscape?
I plan to add the ability to archive images, create time-lapse movies, and fix that damn moon phase page eventually.

How much does it cost?
Solscape is "Suggested Donationware", or Freeware. You may use Solscape for free for as long as you wish without any restrictions. However, in order to help defray the cost of development and web services, we would like you to consider donating $20.00 to StimpSoft™ (John Schilling) if you use the application often and find it usefull. You do not have to donate $20.00 to us, you can donate more, less, or nothing at all. But it's good Karma, and it will help StimpSoft™ keep developing and maintaining this (and other) applications.

Changes:
Version 2.4.2: Option to set location to southern hemisphere (for moon phases). Minor bug fixes. French localiztion by Ronald Leroux.
Version 2.4: Finally, the moon information is accurate (based off of code written by John Walker).
Version 2.3: Universal binary version.
Version 2.2: Data gleaned from www.sel.noaa.gov fixed, url changed to www.sec.noaa.gov
Version 2.1: Now works with OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Version 2.0.0: Complete rewrite in Cocoa. There are still a few things that need to be finished, mostly regarding the item descriptions. If anyone can help in writing up missing item descriptions, please do so. Applescript support and other geegaws will also be added over time.

System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4.x or higher, internet connection.

Usage:
Solscape is 159% Freeware. Solscape may be freely distributed, as long as no fees are collected for it. You do not have to contact StimpSoft™ or the author for permission to distribute this application. Actually, I would prefer it if you just left me alone. Really.

Download Solscape 2.4.2
Requires Mac OS X 10.4.x or higher
Size: 1.8mb

Download Solscape Source Code
Size: 1.3mb

Older Downloads:
Solscape X version 2.1 (for Mac OS X 10.3)
Solscape X version 2.0 (for Mac OS X 10.2)
Solscape X version 1.2.1
Solscape PPC (classic app)

If you like Solscape, please check out Starry Night Pro.