Celestial events happening? Use Stargazing Hub!
Stargazing Hub is a complete observing toolkit for astronomy enthusiasts, astrophotographers, and anyone starting to explore the night sky. It brings together a real-time star map, sky image recognition, observing forecasts, light pollution maps, satellite passes, and practical imaging tools so you can decide when to go out, where to observe, what to look for, and how to frame your shot.
Why choose Stargazing Hub?
· [Sky Image Recognition]: Analyze sky photos locally or online. Identify constellations, deep-sky objects, planets, and astronomical parameters to help you review your images and confirm target positions.
· [Real-Time Star Map and AR Sky]: Explore constellations, constellation artwork, traditional star lore, the Milky Way, deep-sky objects, comets, meteor showers, satellites, and viewfinder overlays. Use the star map for planning, or overlay it on the real sky with AR.
· [Real Observing Conditions]: Simulate light pollution, moonlight, twilight, horizon, terrain, and imaging conditions before you head out. For deep-sky targets, switch DSS layers to check background context and plan composition.
· [Viewfinder and Mosaic Planning]: Calculate real fields of view from cameras, lenses, telescopes, eyepieces, binoculars, and smart telescopes. Plan and export mosaic panels for wide deep-sky targets.
· [Stargazing Index Forecast]: Compare hourly observing quality using cloud cover, transparency, seeing, moonlight, wind, humidity, and more, so you can choose better observing windows.
· [Astronomical Calendar]: Track sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phases, Milky Way visibility, moonless windows, meteor showers, planets, comets, and other events.
· [Maps and Environment]: Check global light pollution, stargazing index maps, aurora maps, weather forecasts, air quality, and sunrise or sunset glow forecasts.
· [Satellites and Space Station]: View real-time positions, brightness estimates, and pass predictions for the Chinese Space Station, Starlink, and other satellites.
· [Astrophotography Tools]: Use calculators for night-sky photography, guiding accuracy, equivalent focal length, polar scope simulation, and red-light mode.
Download Stargazing Hub and keep your star map, forecasts, recognition tools, and imaging helpers in one place.
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Subscription Service Details:
【Ad-Free Annual Subscription】
- Subscription Period: 1 month
- Subscription Price: 3.99 USD per month
【Ad-Free Quarterly Subscription】
- Subscription Period: 3 months
- Subscription Price: 9.99 USD per 3 months
【Ad-Free Annual Subscription】
- Subscription Period: 1 year
- Subscription Price: 29.99 USD per year
- Payment: Once the user confirms the purchase and completes the payment, the charge will be recorded to the iTunes account.
- Cancellation: To cancel the subscription, please manually turn off the auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the current subscription expires via 【Settings】 > 【Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes & App Store】 > 【Subscriptions】.
- Renewal: The iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the subscription expires, and upon successful deduction, the subscription period will be extended according to the chosen plan.
- Privacy Policy: https://laysky.com/en/privacypolicy.html
- Terms of Service: https://laysky.com/en/useragreement.html
- Ad-Free Service Agreement: https://laysky.com/en/subscription.html
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We always value your feedback; your questions and suggestions are our motivation to improve. Thank you for your support of StarGazing Hub.
By far the best app for star gazing. It has all of the features you could possibly need to explore the night sky. From detailed star maps to real-time tracking of planets and satellites, it makes celestial navigation effortless. The intuitive interface and comprehensive database have turned my outdoor nights into immersive astronomy sessions, all from my phone.
Great features for a free app with few ads
TheRoboEli
Gives great up to date light pollution info and has many useful features
Developer Response
Thank you! I try to keep ads minimal while keeping the app free. Enjoy stargazing!
Amazing
Maddox Bouldin
Way more features than expected - perfect for knowing the perfect stargazing times and locations
Developer Response
Thank you! Hope it helps you find perfect stargazing spots! 🌌
Not working
Don61615
The app isn’t working right now or the website it’s like down pls fix
Developer Response
Sorry about that! Sometimes the backend services have brief outages. Please try again and let me know if it persists!
Version 3.2.0
What's New
- Map: Rebuilt the map page and added Sun, Moon, and Milky Way planning with time, direction, and observing location
- Sky Guide: Rebuilt the sky page with sky simulation and target recommendations for clearer observing guidance
- Home: Improved the first screen, separated morning/evening glow forecasts, and added a solar visibility overview
- Moon: Improved 3D Moon and home moon-phase rendering for a more realistic appearance
- Star Chart: Fixed an issue where real horizon masking could fail to appear
- Experience: Improved font rendering, localization layout, and several UI interactions
Recent Updates
- Star Recognition: Improved success rate for low-star-count, wide-angle, and complex photos
- Star Chart: Improved loading, back navigation, background restore, moonlight, Milky Way, horizon, and constellation artwork
- Star Chart: Improved viewfinder, mosaic planning, DSS layers, AR comparison, and real shooting-environment simulation
- Observation Planning: Improved Milky Way, moon events, moonless windows, satellite passes, and light pollution data
Version 3.2.0
The developer, 长榕 许, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Fuzhou Knock Dream Technology Co., Ltd.
Size
139.8 MB
Category
Weather
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 11 more
English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese