Dark Zone Mobile App
For Android & iOS
- MPSAS - magnitude per square arc second
- NELM - naked eye limiting magnitude
- Mcdpsm - Millicandelas per square meter
- color as defined in The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness (2016, Falchi et al)
Dark Zone is a handy companion that you can use with Unihedron's Sky Quality Meter, and Knightware's SQM Reader and SQM Reader Pro desktop software.
Dark Zone technical support is available here.
Dark Zone is available now for iOS (iPhone & iPad)
iPhones and iPads running iOS 11+
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Dark Zone is available now for Android phones & tablets. It is distributed through Knightware (see below) for phones and tablets running Android™ 4.4 and above. The app is free but requires 'sideloading' onto your phone or tablet. For your security, the installation package is digitally signed by Knightware.
How To Install (Sideloading the app)
0. Uninstall any pre-existing version of DarkZone on your device.
1. Download the installation package below (DarkZone.apk)
2. Save the apk file to storage on your device or a cloud storage service accessible by your device.
3. Open the storage location with a file manager on your device. This might be a cloud storage app or a device storage app.
4. Tap DarkZone.apk to begin installation.
5. You see the message Do you want to install this application? It does not require any special access. Click Install.
6. You see the message Installing.
7. You may see the message Blocked by Play Protect. Click Install anyway.
8. Tap Open to run DarkZone