Sunlit Earth Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X - Version 2.1.4

This simple and aesthetic widget will display the sunlit portion of the Earth. The widget updates once per minute and has no user preferences. The Earth images used by the widget are courtesy NASA and NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Painting top layer and bathymetry courtesy of J. Hastings.

Now, the widget allows you to lock on a specific longitude or the Sun. When locked on the Sun, the sunlit region remains centered. You can also choose to show or hide the sun icon.

- To lock on a longitude, Command + Click (or right-click) on the longitude you want centered, then select "Lock On Cursor" from the popup menu that appears.

- To lock on the Sun, Command + Click (or right-click) anywhere on the image, then select "Lock On Sun " from the popup menu that appears.

- To hide/show the Sun or reset the widget, Command + Click (or right-click) anywhere on the image, then select the appropriate menu option from the popup menu that appears.

 

System Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
• Java Applet Plugin (Standard on Tiger)

Version

• Sunlit Earth 2.1.4
• Created by Don Carona

Download (Freeware)

• SunlitEarth Widget (~548 KB)

 

"Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required. If you’re using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If you’re using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it."

The Sunlit Earth widget is a freeware application intended solely for use on Apple Computers running Mac OS X 10.4 or higher as a Dashboard Widget. Use on any other computer system or web server or for any other purpose is strictly prohibited without the expressed, written permission of the author. The Sunlit Earth widget may not be freely or commercially distributed or altered, decompiled or re-engineered in any fashion without the expressed, written permission of the author.