New: • NGC/IC catalog: 12,000+ additional deep-sky objects, with independent NGC/IC toggles • New brightness-limit slider in Settings to keep the catalog list manageable • Objects now show every catalog designation they hold • Added OpenNGC attribution to the licenses screen Improvements: • Brightness limit now applies consistently across the catalog list, star chart, live guide, and playlist/log object pickers • Edit forms now show validation errors instead of silently blocking Save Fixes: • Catalog list became very slow with NGC/IC enabled • Search bar lag while typing • Brightness limit was ignored in the live guide view

Illustrated Guides Two new step-by-step guides right in the app: the mounting guide shows how to attach your iPhone to the telescope — with hook-and-loop strips or a 3D-printed mount (template available for download). The calibration guide walks you through 2–3-star calibration. Consistent Night Mode Red night mode now applies everywhere — all buttons and menus stay red, preserving your dark adaptation. Faster Object Info Tap an object, tap "i" — done: the detail view now opens directly from the star chart and the live-sky view. And every object list now shows the magnitude right next to the name. Time Travel on iPad Time travel for planning observations is now available on iPad. Plus: more precise object-type labels in the catalog, a tidied-up star chart, and other small improvements and bug fixes.

New in v1.2: Now on iPad StarHop Navigator runs natively on iPad — more room for the star chart, catalog, and observation planning. iCloud Sync (optional) Your equipment, observation log, favorites, and notes sync automatically across all your devices. Plan on iPad, observe with iPhone at the telescope — everything stays together. StarHop Link Connect your iPhone over your local network to your iPad or Mac and see your telescope's pointing live on the big screen — or link it to planetarium apps via the LX200 protocol. Plus small polish and bug fixes.

New in v1.1: • Digital Star Chart Replaces the classic paper planisphere — and shows what couldn't fit on paper: the current positions of the planets and the Moon. Planets wander through the constellations, so a printed chart can't include them. What you'll see on the chart: • Constellations with lines and names • Planets in natural color at their current positions • The Moon in its current phase • All Messier objects • Celestial equator, ecliptic, circumpolar circle What you can do with it: • Pan, zoom, and rotate like a maps app • Follow the compass — the chart rotates with you • Tap an object to see its name, magnitude, and type • Send a target straight to the push-to guidance with one tap • Time-travel to plan past or future observations • Export or print as a high-resolution image — perfect for the field, without screen light Apple Watch companion: shows the current target on your wrist, gives a short haptic tap when it's in the eyepiece, and lets you log directly from the watch. Plus small polish and bug fixes.