# TimelyUNA — Light-Time Astronomy in AR > Light-Time Astronomy in AR (iPhone/iPad app by Craig Schmeltzer.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timelyuna/id6809227478 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Craig Schmeltzer](https://appshunter.io/developer/1814457463) - Category: Education, Reference - Price: $7.99 - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 47 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-17 - Data updated: 2026-11-06 ## What is TimelyUNA? Every sunrise you see is already our Sun’s history. Sunlight takes roughly eight minutes to reach Earth. TimelyUNA transforms that delay into an interactive astronomy experience you can see, explore, and remember. Compare Visible Now with Actual Now. Launch the Nowonaut toward the Sun’s current position and follow the LightLine across the gap between what reaches your eyes and what is happening now. Use the celestial finder and Live Celestial AR to turn toward astronomical targets and explore light-time geometry in the sky around you. TimelyUNA combines astronomical calculations based on date, time, and location with approachable visual storytelling. Explore the Whole System in augmented reality, with enlarged planets and compressed distances that make the entire solar system easier to picture. Move smoothly through time and watch the planets go retrograde from Earth’s perspective. Compare their orbits with Earth’s sky trace, then open the Guide to understand how the model corresponds to what you see in the actual night sky. Travel farther with Pluto & Beyond: explore distant worlds alongside New Horizons and both Voyager spacecraft. Learn about the selected object and the time its light takes to reach Earth. Watch a beach change from night to morning in a replayable AR sunrise. Explore an exaggerated two-Sun light-delay illustration, open the Guide, and hear Bach’s Air begin with the yellow Sun. Pause, replay, scrub through the scene, or mute the soundtrack. Discover the moon families of Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and dwarf planet Pluto. Explore schematic diagrams, search all 461 moons in a bundled NASA/JPL snapshot, and compare their orbital periods, distances, and known sizes. Named moons and provisional designations are included, with sources and explanations in the Guide. Features include: • Visible Now and Actual Now comparisons • A live Earth–Sun photon-delay display • The interactive Nowonaut launch and xLink sequencer • LightLine visualizations • Celestial finding and augmented-reality experiences • Whole System and Pluto & Beyond exploration • Retrograde explanations and an Earth-view sky trace • Smooth date controls and on-demand Papyrus guides • Responsive glass controls and tap haptics • Optional Bach Air, Mozart Jupiter, and Beethoven Moonlight soundtracks • Horizon, Dawn, and extended-sky explorations TimelyUNA is made for curious adults, intelligent young explorers, families, educators, stargazers, and anyone who has ever looked upward and wondered what “now” means in a universe ruled by light. The orbital models use approximate educational geometry, enlarged objects, and compressed distances. They are arranged for exploration; use Real sky for the selected planet’s current sky direction. Spacecraft positions use saved NASA/JPL data and predictions, not live telemetry. The Stars are always late to the party. The Sun is ahead of its own Dawn. ## Is TimelyUNA safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess TimelyUNA. ## Is TimelyUNA legit? TimelyUNA has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for TimelyUNA is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5 — 2026-11-02 New worlds to explore, from a beach sunrise to hundreds of moons. • Replay an AR beach sunrise from night through morning, with a two-Sun light-delay illustration, a Guide, and Bach’s Air beginning as the yellow Sun appears. • Open Explore Moons from Sextant. Choose a planet or dwarf planet Pluto, explore a schematic moon diagram, search all 461 moons in the bundled NASA/JPL catalog, and learn about their sizes and orbits. • Focus on Earth and a selected planet with a connecting line, a visible retrograde pulse, and a distinct double haptic when retrograde begins. • Explore ten years with Whole System’s date slider. Tap the selected object again to restore the overview. • Complete the shorter three-then-six Nowonaut sequence, then launch when you are ready. Mozart’s Jupiter begins at liftoff; Beethoven’s Moonlight accompanies the planets. • Refined date scrubbing, label updates, guides, and playback controls. ### 1.4.1 — 2026-11-01 A smoother journey from liftoff to the outer solar system. • Fixed an issue that could hide the Nowonaut during its AR flight. • Complete the AR sequencer to unlock a separate Launch button, giving you time to aim before liftoff. • Horizon’s Launch the Nowonaut button now launches its small rocket directly. • Learn one growing three, six, nine pattern, with pauses and progress markers in groups of three. • Hear Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata from the beginning when the rocket lifts off. • Enjoy smoother AR panel dragging, date scrubbing and scrolling, with a more responsive Today button. • Keep exploring the planets’ apparent retrograde motion from Earth’s perspective with frosted Liquid Glass controls and Papyrus lettering. ### 1.4 — 2026-11-01 Explore the solar system in a new way. • Move smoothly through time and watch the planets go retrograde from Earth’s perspective. • Switch between Real Sky and a compressed Whole System AR model while keeping your planet selected. • Explore Pluto & Beyond, including distant worlds, New Horizons, and both Voyager spacecraft. • Open the new Guide to connect the model with what you see in the actual night sky. • Enjoy consistent Liquid Glass buttons, responsive press animations, tap haptics, and Papyrus lettering throughout the app. • Play the orbits with Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, starting from the beginning each time. Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony now accompanies the app’s musical cues. • Improved planet-label spacing, camera handoffs, and date-slider responsiveness. ### 1.3 — 2026-10-27 Introducing xLink, a responsive 3–6–9 launch sequencer for the Nowonaut. Complete audiovisual and haptic cue patterns before liftoff in Horizon and Live Celestial AR, featuring a new glass interface and crystalline ring effects. ### 1.2 — 2026-10-27 Added an optional Mozart Symphony No. 9 soundtrack that plays in sequential passages during Nowonaut launches, Finder acquisitions, and xSky jumps. A new visible soundtrack control lets you turn the music on or off at any time. Also improved Nowonaut launch and relaunch behavior. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-06.*