Comments on: Exoplanet Explorer

By: @BeezerDave

@BeezerDave — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:04:00 +0000

Hi Neil…everything working now…all of the updates loaded…Thanks for building this super app.

By: @BeezerDave

@BeezerDave — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:56:00 +0000

Still have the same problem. I uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled, rebooted. Each time the app is activated, it tries to load 663 updates-gets to 80/663 or so and times out. I note that when the app is loading, it shows version 2.3.7; the app version showing in the list of my apps is 2.3.8. Now each time I load the app it want to run all the updates. This is an ‘uber-app’ and my grandmother kids love it. I would like to sort out the glitch.

Thanks, D

By: @BeezerDave

@BeezerDave — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:40:00 +0000

Thanks a ton…will give that a try.

By: Neil B

Neil B — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:07:00 +0000

I don’t know what could be causing a timeout. Try uninstalling, then reinstalling the app. You won’t be charged twice, once you’ve bought it, it’s attached to your google account permanently.

By: @BeezerDave

@BeezerDave — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:52:00 +0000

I am trying to update the dbases, but there is a timing out issue…app is on a BB Playbook…there are 683 updates listed and the download gets to 283 and shuts off…on reconnnect it starts over…is there a remedy short of buying another version? Thanks….dbj

By: 杜拉格斯

杜拉格斯 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:58:00 +0000

It is perfect,I love it!

By: Arthur Fentaman

Arthur Fentaman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:51:00 +0000

Hi Niel. Would it be possible to link the planetary systems with an astronomy app such as skeyepro or google starmap? Also I have been doing a course in astrobiology and there was mention of “puffy planets” and carbon planets. Are these included in the app and if so what as?

By: Neil B

Neil B — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:50:00 +0000

The planet size and positions have to be scaled significantly to fit on a small device. I get this question occasionally, and I prepared a blog that explains the problem it in detail. http://apps.burlock.org/big-solar-system/
As for the lighting effect, I hadn’t implemented it because some stars wouldn’t have a lens flare, but thinking about it, there’s no reason why I can’t just say that anything above class M has a lens flare.

By: Victor Lourenço

Victor Lourenço — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:09:00 +0000

Hello Neil. This app is fantastic and congratulations for the work. I bought it with the greatest satisfaction. He was amazing on my Galaxy W. First question: Why do the planets were not placed in more realistic perspective? Second question: Is there a possibility of the same effects of sunlight seen in Solar System?

By: Ramses Madou

Ramses Madou — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:06:00 +0000

id love to be able to sort the systems by their distance from sol. great app