Stargazing Hub - Sky Live
Star Map & Sky Recognition
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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.
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- 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.
This update brings new features and experience improvements:
• Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese support
• Moon phase and sunrise details in the 15-day forecast
• Red-light night vision and navigation style options
• Redesigned location page and astrophotography calculators
• Improved RTL layouts, satellite orbit compatibility, and sky recognition
Plus stability, privacy, and performance improvements.
The developer, Fuzhou Knock Dream Technology Co., Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Fuzhou Knock Dream Technology Co., Ltd.
- Size
- 149.9 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 13 more
- English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Ad-Free Monthly Subscription $3.99
- Ad-Free Annual Subscription $29.99
- Ad-Free Quarterly Subscription $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2017-2026 KnockDream Technology