SunWa the sun app
See the sun as it is!
You can't look into the sun directly so you weren't able to see how beautiful it is. With this app you can see the sun in different colors (wavelengths as astronomers would say) and set it as your wallpaper.
what?
We have so many stars in the Universe, in the Milky Way alone there are at least 100 billion. Yet, only one of them is essential for us. Our Sun. All life forms in our planet exist because of it. Yes, yours too. And, you only know it as that bright spot in the sky but never saw it (don't try to look it with bare eyes!). But here is the chance to see it in its true form (without getting blind). This app will help you in this. How?
Solar Dynamics Observatory (NASA) has a satellite taking pictures from the Sun and sending back to the earth. Real photos.
The satellite takes photos in 10 wavelengths (we could see them as different colors). And, with this app you can browse these images and more. See features below.
Read more at the Solar Dynamic Observatory's official website.
why?
There are at least two reasons that I developed this app
1. There is a big pile of data about our Sun and it's cumbersome to access it. So most of the people never see it. I wanted to make this data easily accessible for everyone not just for tech-savvy people. All of these images could become extremely handy in education, for example. Where the teachers could show the Sun in its real form and students will have more vivid pictures to link the information (like what is it? why is important to have a sun?). If the teacher wants to show a specific sunburst s/he could do it with this app.
2. I like to see the Sun from time to time, hence the feature to set the Sun as a wallpaper. It reminds me that all of my life problems are so small, even if they look so big. Also, it creates a strange feeling that I'm so small and the Universe is so incomprehensibly big. This feeling gives me extra energy to do things because everything is small compared to the Sun (e.g. every challenge). And also relieves some stress because the importance of everything is so small compared to the existence of the Sun.
Here is one more reason:
If you love sci-fi then you know that this is the closest you can get to the sci-fi world if it's about the Sun. A piece of sci-fi on your mobile screen and the best part is that this is real.
features
See the sun in different wavelengths (colors).
Choose one wavelength from the list.
See the Sun in a specific time (e.g. on your birthday a year ago), share it or set it as your wallpaper.
Enjoy your new wallpaper!
team
Alpar Gabos
Designer, UX & Developer
