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Newton: Interstellar WatchFace 1.0
**This app requires Android Wear devices**A watch face for Interstellar travellers, created under thesupervision of Newton Science Magazine.As your speed of travel accelerates towards the speed of light,Einstein’s special law of relativity causes time to begin slowingdown. Interstellar Watch Face calculates the delay and tells youthe time back on the earth.From the menu page, you can choose from five speeds of travel:99%, 99.9%, 99.99%, 99.999% and 99.9999% of the speed of light. Thebottom right of the display shows how much faster time is moving onearth, which will range from seven to 707 times depending on thespeed of travel you have chosen. The bottom left of the displayshows which celestial objects you are approaching, and yourdistance from the earth.Let yourself drift through space on your interstellar trip!Celestial objects on this app and the distance from the earth(unit: light years):Alpha Centauri A: 4.39lyBarnard’s Star: 5.9lyWolf 359: 7.8lySirius: 8.6lyRoss 154: 9.7lyProcyon: 11.5lyAltair: 16.73lyVega: 25lyPollux: 33.72lyCapella: 43lyRegulus: 79lyAchernar:140lySpica: 250lyAlpha Crucis: 324lyAntares: 553lyRigel: 863lyDeneb:1424lySupports both round and square watch faces.Tap a selection button on the menu page to change your travelingspeed.Caution:Depending on signal level, there may be a delay of between one andthree hours from installation of the app to its appearance on yourAndroid Wear device.We recommend you to install the app via a Wi-Fi connection.Newton Science Magazine discusses the latest scientific topics inan accessible style, with extensive use of graphics to makedifficult scientific concepts easier to understand. Newton Pressalso publishes Newton Supplement, a more specialized series ofmagazines focusing on a single topic per issue, and NewtonInternational Edition on iPad, a digital magazine that enablesreaders to experience its articles via their eyes, ears, andfingertips.