I'm not sure if this is old news, but I just discovered that there is a "prototype" version of "Heavens Above" which is designed specifically for Mobile Devices - access it here:
http://www.heavens-above.com/mobile
No need to print out your satellite-pass charts and tables any more - just take your phone / tablet with you, and get real-time tables and charts on demand.
Main features are as follows:
- "Live sky" chart will show you all the current visible satellites as they move across the sky. This is probably the most convenient display for an evening's viewing, as no navigation between pages is necessary.
- Predictions include all visible satellites up to a configured magnitude cutoff, plus Iridium flares.
- Javascript automatically refreshes the predictions when necessary and stores them locally on your device. Once you have downloaded the data for the next 24 hours, an Internet connection is no longer necessary.
- Sky charts are generated on the client using Javascript.
- Location can be obtained from the phone itself using the HTML5 geolocation service.
- The site is implemented as a single HTML file and so transitions between pages do not require fetching data from the server.
- Runs on any device with an HTML5 capable browser (most modern Android and iOS devices).
- Makes use of the jQuery Mobile framework for a consistent "look and feel".
- Pages are currently optimised for the smart phone format, but can also be used on tablets. A tablet-optimised layout will be available shortly.
- The first version of the prototype is only available in the English language, but other languages will follow.
Neat!
