My Solar Viewer Application

That's a handy app. Are you going to make it available it some point or just post a daily video on YouTube?

That's a handy app. Are you going to make it available it some point or just post a daily video on YouTube?

Do you have Java SE installed on your machine? I can post the source code here if you want to compile it or the packaged app and you can just run it. What OS are you using?

Nice! I'm also currently working on a similar application but for macOS.
I'll post a link once it's complete. 

Jean-David Gadina:
Nice! I'm also currently working on a similar application but for macOS.
I'll post a link once it's complete. 

Sounds great! If you want the source code for the program, here it is. It may help with your project.

JSolarViewerApp_2.java

Jean-David Gadina:

Steven Fanutti:
Sounds great! If you want the source code for the program, here it is. It may help with your project.

JSolarViewerApp_2.java

Thanks.
I'm using Swift since macOS doesn't come with Java installed.
I'm almost done anyway! : )

Works on macOS on my 2017 iMac with Java SE installed. I use Java SE for visual program development and Standard C++ for my terminal applications. For macOS users, once downloaded, rename the file to JSolarViewerApp_2.jar . When opening the file, macOS will warn you that you are trying to run a program downloaded from the internet and will give you the option to open it or not.



I also use Kubuntu. For Kubuntu/Ubuntu users, to run the program, you need to install Java first if you don't have it. On Kubuntu/Ubuntu, I recommend installing the JDK using the Synaptic Package Manager. One done, open a terminal window in the file directory and type:

java -jar JSolarViewerApp_2.jar

The program should run no problem.

Steven Fanutti:
Works on macOS on my 2017 iMac with Java SE installed. I use Java SE for visual program development and Standard C++ for my terminal applications. For macOS users, once downloaded, rename the file to JSolarViewerApp_2.jar . When opening the file, macOS will warn you that you are trying to run a program downloaded from the internet and will give you the option to open it or not.

This is what it looks like currently. : )

Maxim:
Nice work! Though what's the point of the app if there's a site https://www.thesuntoday.org/sun/current-observations/

Mostly having fun when it's cloudy.

All right, for macOS users, my application is now available from my GitHub, as well as the source code:
https://github.com/macmade/SDO

The application itself can be downloaded directly from:
https://github.com/macmade/SDO/releases/latest/download/SDO.zip

Enjoy! : )

Maxim:
Nice work! Though what's the point of the app if there's a site https://www.thesuntoday.org/sun/current-observations/

@Maxim I see your point, but that's also true regarding some smartphone apps. I developed the program because I wanted a simplified, dedicated astronomy app without searching through browser bookmarks using a full-featured browser for simple viewing. You will also notice that the program reads the mouse pointer position, a useful feature if you are involved in The Sun Grazer Project:

https://sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil/

I'm not involved in the project myself, but I might get involved if I had more time for this hobby.

Steven

Steven Fanutti:
I'm running macOS Ventura 13.6.9. It doesn't seem supported on my 2017 iMac. Any suggestions? Maybe rebuild it on my system from the source? My system can't upgrade beyond Ventura unfortunately. I have Xcode Version 15.2.

OK, you can try with the latest version:
https://github.com/macmade/SDO/releases/latest/download/SDO.zip