Finding Planet Earth Mac OS
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Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to a blank screen, such as an empty gray, black, or blue screen.
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If your Mac is using a firmware password, the lock icon appears when you try to start up from another disk or volume, such as an external drive or macOS Recovery. Enter the firmware password to continue.
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Your Mac asks for a PIN code when it has been remotely locked using Find My. Enter the four-digit or six-digit passcode to continue.
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At the login window, enter your user account password to log in to your Mac. If FileVault is turned on, this also unlocks your disk. You might see a default desktop picture in the background, which might change to your chosen desktop picture when you select your account.
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- Learn what to do if your Mac displays a message that it restarted because of a problem.
- When starting up from Windows using Boot Camp, your Mac doesn't show an Apple logo or the other macOS screens in this article.
“It's just awesome to look at. You can even change what [part of the Earth] is in the middle of the screen. … Go ahead and buy it, It'll make your screen a little better.”
“Does everything it says, runs well and isn't CPU intensive. I like it and find it so cool to see where it's light and dark out. … If you like what you see in the screenshots, get it; I really enjoy it.”
“Pretty slick app, enhances your desktop the way it should be. Mother Earth from a satellite! Try it, you'll love it!”
Choose from 4 gorgeous daylight maps:
- Planet Pixel Emporium by James Hastings-Trew.
- Natural Earth raster map.
- NASA Blue Marble satellite image from 2002.
- NASA Blue Marble Next Generation satellite image from 2005.
See Earth at night.
A beautiful image of Earth's city lights by NASA Visible Earth.
Show your location on Earth.
Using Apple’s Core Location technology (Internet access required).
See how the sun moves across the sky.
Day/night areas are updated in real-time. Optionally, switch to interactive mode to simulate any time and date.
Follow the seasons.
As the sun illuminates different portions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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Take screenshots of the map.
Save a snapshot of the current map to an image file. Great for sharing via Facebook and Twitter.
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Set it up the way you like it:
- Live preview in Preferences panel.
- Choose the map you like best.
- Show the Blue Planet icon in the Dock and/or the menu bar.
- Center the map on your location or have it always follow the sun’s tracks.
- If you have multiple monitors, select the one Blue Planet should use.
- Optionally launch Blue Planet automatically when you start up your Mac.
- Show the entire Earth (with black borders) or fill the screen.
- Have the map cover the icons on your Desktop (for a clean look) or place it behind the desktop icons.