
Scope Nights Astronomy Weather
Custom Stargazing Forecasts
$6.99 · Designed for iPad
Updated for iOS 26 - Scope Nights helps you find the clearest, darkest skies for stargazing on the latest iPhone and iPad devices.
Clearer Nights Ahead with Scope Nights Astronomy Weather...
Scope Nights helps stargazers, astronomers, and astrophotographers find the clearest, darkest skies. Instead of analysing conventional weather forecasts yourself, Scope Nights does the work for you, showing exactly when and where conditions will be best for observing the night sky.
"Every amateur astronomer yearns for clear, dark skies, and this exhaustive app helps you find them." - Sky At Night Magazine
"Scope Nights has become my favorite… it does a fine job of summarizing the data in a clear and understandable fashion." - Sky & Telescope Magazine
Plan Your Observing
• Smart stargazing ratings with animated weather icons
• Custom thresholds for moon phase, wind, humidity, and temperature
• Compare conditions across your favourite observing sites
Find Dark Sky Sites
• Detailed light pollution map from NASA satellite data
• Certified dark sky places, observatories, and robotic telescopes
Detailed Global Forecasts
• Long‑range forecasts worldwide (up to 7 nights, 7 locations)
• Local forecasts for UK & USA direct from Met Office & NOAA
• Night‑time specific data: cloud cover, moon phase, humidity, wind, temperature, sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset
Notifications & Sharing
• Custom alerts for good observing conditions before sunset
• App badge showing tonight’s best sites
• Share astronomy weather reports with friends or observatories
Requirements
• iOS 15 or later
• Internet connection (Wi-Fi or cellular)
• Location Services to provide local stargazing forecasts and notifications. No personal data is collected, and no tracking occurs.
• Background Services for local notifications. Notifications are used only to alert you about good stargazing conditions, they are not used for advertising or tracking.
Scope Nights is independently developed. Your reviews and ratings help sustain future updates for the stargazing community.
Scope Nights 2.6 Update:
• Optimized for iOS 26 and the latest iPhone and iPad models
• Smoother planning with improved stability and performance
• Higher-resolution data for national and global astronomy forecasts
• Refreshed listings for Dark Sky Places, Observatories, and Robotic Telescopes
• Fixed global forecast outage
• UI refinements and general bug fixes
Scope Nights is independently developed. Your reviews and ratings help sustain future updates for the stargazing community.
The developer, Martin Dodd, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Martin Dodd
- Size
- 177.7 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Egg Moon Studio
