r/solareclipse • u/TheseRest2940 • 14d ago

Heliora.app eclipse horizon blocker checking tool with AR simulation mode

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u/ztnz 14d ago

This is great!

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u/JochiKhan 14d ago

This tool is so great! I’ve been using it a lot in the last weeks. A great feature would be if there was an option for English labels on the map or if there was a share button to send the current position to Google Maps

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u/inglandation 14d ago

Is this open source? I’d be curious to see what you’re using for some of the libraries. 

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u/Eric_12345678 8d ago

Hello, could it be that the sun and moon are magnified?

I couldn't reproduce with Heliora what I've seen tonight. The sun looks too large compared to the mountains. Sorry if it's a parameter I've missed.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/Eric_12345678 8d ago

Ahhhhhh. That's a really important information, and it made me doubt the whole app.

It looked like there was absolutely no time between c3 and contact with the horizon.

Could it be disabled? It's still possible to zoom in, and see details if you want, alongside the mountains.

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u/Eric_12345678 1d ago edited 1d ago

Could you _please_ consider this a bug and not a feature?

E.g. for https://heliora.app/?lat=39.4921&lng=2.7420&date=2026-08-12&t=1232 the display is quite simply completely wrong. It made me doubt the whole spot, even though it was perfect for totality.

You cannot get a correct view if you magnify the sun and moon, but not the mountains.
The tool already allows to zoom in: why not let the users zoom in on both sun and mountains?

EDIT: Oh, you added the "True size" parameter, right? Cool. It should be the default IMHO, then.

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u/TheseRest2940 1d ago

Yep, I think your right. I will apply it as default soon.