Matt WebbSep 17, 2024

Galactic Compass now has new dark and tinted icons for #iOS18 plus a new “Always On” mode

Free on the App Store today!

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Oh, Always On mode?

Tap the compass to make your phone full brightness and prevent it from sleeping (interact in any way again to return to normal)

It's how I made this time-lapse over 24 hours... The arrow points to the centre of the galaxy 26,000 light years away. Over 24 hours we turn and turn and turn 💫

Sep 17, 2024 at 10:53amWeb
Show threadMatt WebbSep 17, 2024

I’ve also pulled together the press Galactic Compass has received since I shipped it — for a fun, simple toy, it has been a joy to see it in Ars Technica, Fast Co, recommended by Kevin Kelly and more

All here, with a download link too

🧭💫

https://www.actsnotfacts.com/made/galactic-compass

Galactic Compass

An app that points to the middle of the Milky Way.

Show threadgarrettcSep 17, 2024
@genmon I love that time-lapse. The mechanics of the universe made visible (aside from the whole sunrise/sunset thing of course).
Show threadMatt WebbSep 17, 2024
@garrettc thanks! you don't get relative tilt of the solar system and galactic planes with sunrise/sunset do you. that's one in the eye for you The Sun