App Detail » Solar Sphere

What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Updated for iOS 10 and watchOS 3. Apple Watch users should upgrade to watchOS.

App Description

The Solar Sphere provides current value of Kp-index derived from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center using data from multiple ground-based magnetometers.

Also, current solar images are available in 4 different high resolution formats.

The Kp-index quantifies solar disturbances in the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field with an integer in the range 0-9 with 1 being calm and 5 or more indicating a geomagnetic storm.

For drone flyers, please only fly on solar KP Index less than 5.

App Changes

• May 23, 2015 Initial release
• June 09, 2015 New version 1.1
• December 10, 2016 New version 1.2