Scope Nights Astronomy Weather

December 22, 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Scope Nights 2.5.1 is a maintenance release containing minor improvements and bug fixes.

October 10, 2017

Scope Nights 2.5 is a free update which includes iOS11 compatibility, support for older iOS9 devices, new features, performance improvements and bug fixes. NEW - iOS11 compatibility allowing Scope Nights to work on the latest devices. NEW - Backwards compatibility with older devices running iOS 9.3, allowing more people to freely upgrade to the latest Scope Nights. NEW - Improved Moon phase forecasts including percentage, rise, set and altitude. NEW - Long-press gesture on the Dark Sky Map to add new Scope Sites, allowing you to get stargazing forecasts for any location. NEW - Improved easier to read layouts for summary and detail forecasts. FIX - Performance improvements and bug fixes. If you find this latest free update of Scope Nights useful, please take a moment to leave a new App Store rating or update your previous rating. I don’t get paid for app updates, so your review encourages others to buy Scope Nights which enables me to keep developing the app. Clear Skies! Martin

December 21, 2016

Scope Nights 2.4 is a free update with iOS10 support, new features, performance improvements and bug fixes. I have taken on board your feedback and removed the upgrades. All features are now accessible with the initial purchase of the app. NEW - More stargazing forecasts… You can now save & compare up to 10 sites. NEW - Scope Nights now uses background fetching of weather forecast data giving more accurate and up to date stargazing notifications.
 NEW - App Badge showing the number of sites with good stargazing for the upcoming night.
 NEW - Improved sharing. You can now share your Scope Nights forecasts via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Mail, Messages & Notes. Or save, copy & print stargazing forecasts to share anywhere. If you find Scope Nights useful, please leave a good rating in the App Store as it helps me to keep developing the app. Clear Skies, Martin

December 20, 2016

Scope Nights 2.3 is a free update with iOS10 support, new features, performance improvements and bug fixes. NEW - I have taken on board your feedback and reduced the number of upgrades. Astronomer’s Weather Pack and UK & US Astronomy Weather are now included with the app. This includes… ● Accurate and detailed local 3-hourly stargazing forecasts from NOAA in the US and Met Office in the UK. ● 10-night global forecasts ● Custom stargazing ratings with observing thresholds ● Stargazing notifications ● Sharing of stargazing forecasts NEW - More stargazing forecasts… You can now save & compare up to 5 sites, and up to 10 sites with the Dark Sky Locations upgrade. NEW - Scope Nights now uses background fetching of weather forecast data giving more accurate and up to date stargazing notifications.
 NEW - App Badge showing the number of sites with good stargazing for the upcoming night.
 NEW - Improved sharing. You can now share your Scope Nights forecasts via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Mail, Messages & Notes. Or save, copy & print stargazing forecasts to share anywhere. If you find Scope Nights useful, please leave a good rating in the App Store as it helps me to keep developing the app. Clear Skies, Martin

September 17, 2015

For those updating from version 2.1 Scope Nights 2.2 is a free update which includes iOS9 & 64-bit support, updated dark sky sites, bug fixes and improvements. Here’s a list of the changes... • NEW - Full iOS9 compatibility The iOS9 operating system causes Scope Nights 2.1 to crash on startup, so Scope Nights 2.2 has been refactored to work with iOS9. • NEW - 64-bit support Much of the code has been refactored to make Scope Nights a 64-bit app, resulting in performance improvements for 64-bit devices. • NEW - Dark Sky Sites The Dark Sky Locations Upgrade includes a new list of IDA dark sky places and new map marker filters for observatories and dark sky sites. • FIX - General bug fixes & improvements Minor bug fixes and improvements have also been made to improve functionality and usability. If you enjoy using Scope Nights and find it useful, please recommend this version of Scope Nights to others by giving a good rating in the App Store, as it helps to ensure Scope Nights is developed further and keeps getting better! 

Thanks for your support,
 Martin

December 12, 2014

Scope Nights 2.1 includes new feature requests and bug fixes, plus a high resolution light pollution map designed to help you find local dark sky sites with the best stargazing forecasts. Here’s a list of the changes... • NEW - iOS8 and iPhone 6 compatibility • NEW - Stargazing Forecasts For Multiple Scope Sites With Scope Nights 2.1 you can now get stargazing forecasts for multiple locations or "Scope Sites" as this was the most requested new feature. To change locations you'll need to edit your Scope Sites. You can do this in the Scope Sites page, where you can add, delete or re-order your Scope Sites. In the Scope Nights page the first location is always your current location and the other stargazing forecasts will be your Scope Sites, and you can swipe the forecasts to move between each site. The basic version of Scope Nights now gives you stargazing forecasts for your current location plus any other Scope Site, and with the Dark Sky Locations upgrade you can view and compare stargazing forecasts for up to five Scope Sites. • NEW - Dark Sky Locations Upgrade This new upgrade lets you add more Scope Sites and there’s a new screen showing the best Scope Sites for each night, along with a dark sky map to help people get away from something just as bad as cloudy skies… light pollution! • NEW - Night, Evening or Morning Coverage This is another requested feature that I’ve added to the Astronomer’s Weather Settings. Not everyone can spend all night stargazing so this new setting enables the coverage to be changed to All Night, Evening or Morning. This should give you more relevant nightly summary ratings. • FIX - Fixed & Improved Astronomy Forecasts I’ve fixed the global astronomy forecasts to cope with the changes by the weather service provider, and also improved the way in which forecasts are displayed in the app. Each forecast now has a flag to show the source of the weather data. This is useful for those who have applied a national astronomy weather upgrade, so you can see if the forecast is national or global. • FIX - Bug Fixes & Improvements Much of the code behind the scenes as been refactored to cope with iOS8. I’ve also ironed out a few bugs so you’ll hopefully find the app easier to use and have added a link to the online help & support to make it easier to find help articles. If you enjoy Scope Nights 2.1 please take a moment to rate and review in the App Store as it really helps me to keep developing the app. Clear & Dark Skies! Martin

December 26, 2013

• NEW - Full iOS7 compatibility with new look & feel • NEW - Improved forecasts using cloud cover and precipitation probability • NEW - Moon phase threshold slider • NEW - Wind speed gust sensitivity switch • NEW - List of IDA international dark sky parks • NEW - Clear period notifications • FIX - Bug fixes & improvements Please Note, if updating from a previous version… In order to fund further development some existing features are now included as part of paid upgrades, but they also include many new features as listed above within the free update to version 2.0. Without adding a small charge for the more advanced features I could not afford to develop the app any further.

July 2, 2013

● Bug fix for service outage in some countries.

June 27, 2013

● Share astronomy weather reports via Twitter ● Improved location reverse geocoding & GPS accuracy ● Bug fixes & improvements

May 2, 2013

• 10-night stargazing weather forecasts for any location worldwide • Sunset and sunrise periods included in detailed forecasts • Bug fixes and improvements • Improved Help section