Exploratorium Apps
Color Uncovered 1.0
Explore the surprising side of color with Color Uncovered, aninteractive book that features fascinating illusions, articles, andvideos developed by the Exploratorium. How is Monet like ahoneybee? What color is a whisper? Why is it so hard to find yourcar in a lamp-lit parking lot? Color Uncovered features a widespectrum of cool color-related topics to explore. Learn why friendsshouldn’t let men buy bananas. Try your own color experiments onthe tablet using simple items you have at home: a CD case, a dropof water, and a piece of paper. Discover how the tablet and otherdevices create color. Find out what causes afterimages—and more.Color Uncovered was created at the Exploratorium, the mothershipfor people with major cases of curiosity. Visit us online atwww.exploratorium.edu or in person in San Francisco, California.
Total Solar Eclipse 1.59.8.16
The Exploratorium, a hands-on museum ofscience, art, and human perception in San Francisco, California,brings you live images of the sun during the total solar eclipse onAugust 21, 2017. Our team will aim telescopes at the eclipse fromlocations in Oregon and Wyoming to capture the event and livestreamit to the world.This app allows you to view five simultaneous video streams: 1)Live coverage hosted by Exploratorium educators and NASAscientists, 2) live coverage in Spanish hosted by Exploratoriumeducators, 3) a non-narrated, 3-hour live telescope view of thefull eclipse as seen from Oregon, 4) a non-narrated, 3-hour livetelescope view of the full eclipse as seen from Wyoming, and 5) alive telescope view with live musical sonification andaccompaniment by the Kronos Quartet.• Explore the path of totality of the 2017 eclipse with aninteractive map and see the level of total eclipse you can observefrom your location.• Share live stream videos.• Follow the conversation on Twitter using #eclipse2017,#solareclipse, and #totalsolareclipse using the app's Twitter Viewand share your tweets about the eclipse.• Watch and share videos that explain what an eclipse is and how toview an eclipse safely.• Watch and share videos from past Exploratorium eclipseexpeditions including the 2016 solar eclipse from Micronesia.• Receive notifications updates about the eclipse.When to WatchThe app displays viewing times for each live stream adjusted toyour device’s time zone. Live stream start times in PDT / EDT / UTCare:Live Coverage of the Eclipse / Cobertura en vivo en españolPDT: August 21, 10:00 AMEDT: August 21, 1:00 PMUTC: August 21, 17:00Telescope Sonification with Kronos QuartetPDT: August 21, 10:30 AMEDT: August 21, 1:30 PMUTC: August 21, 17:30Telescope View from OregonPDT: August 21, 9:00 AMEDT: August 21, 12:00 PMUTC: August 21, 16:00Telescope View from WyomingPDT: August 21, 9:15 AMEDT: August 21, 12:15 PMUTC: August 21, 16:15Video Data UsageWe strongly recommend enabling WiFi on your device when viewingvideos. Streaming videos can consume a large amount of datatransfer, so please keep that in mind to avoid data overage chargesfrom your mobile carrier. Choose “Play video only when connected toWiFi,” under Mobile Network Data Usage on the Settings screen, toallow playing videos while on WiFi only.PermissionsThis app requires the following permissions:Internet Access—to access some app contentWiFi Network—to determine if you're connected to a WiFinetworkLocation—to map your location on the eclipse pathThis live stream and app is made possible through generous grantsfrom NASA. This material is based upon work supported by theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration under Grant No.NNX16AB96A issued through the Science Education MissionDirectorate. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorand do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration.
