Aurora Notifier is an app that leverages Firebase Cloud Messaging to deliver notifications about the potential visibility of the Northern Lights. Users can customize notifications based on local aurora probability, Kp-index, solar wind parameters, and evening Kp-level forecasts. The app also enables users to receive alerts when other nearby app users have witnessed the auroral light display. To facilitate this alert feature, users can upload aurora reports after successfully observing the auroral light display. The premium version of the app provides additional technical information, graphs of Kp-index predictions, cloud cover, solar wind parameters, and some hidden features, which can be purchased within the app.
The Aurora Notifier app offers several key advantages:
- Northern Lights Notifications: The app utilizes Firebase Cloud Messaging to notify users about potential Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis/Australis) sightings.
- Customizable Notifications: Users can configure notifications for local aurora probability, Kp-index (Hp30), solar wind parameters (Bz/Bt), and evening Kp-level forecasts.
- Alerts for Nearby Sightings: The app allows users to receive alerts when other app users in their vicinity have witnessed the auroral light display.
- User-Generated Aurora Reports: To enable the alert feature, the app encourages users to upload aurora reports after successfully observing the auroral light display.
- Premium Version: The app offers a premium version, purchasable within the app, that provides additional technical information, graphs of Kp-index predictions, cloud cover, solar wind parameters, and some hidden features.
- Enhanced Technical Information: The premium version of the app offers more in-depth technical information and features, such as Kp-index predictions, cloud cover, solar wind parameters, and hidden features.
