Consistent widget forecasts - Fixed an issue where the widget could show a nighttime recommendation alongside a cloud percentage from different conditions. Both now use the same forecast. Find your next viewing window - See viewing times on the widget. When tonight is poor, it suggests the next better night with a reliable forecast and a useful window. Know how fresh the forecast is - Widgets now show when the forecast was updated, flag incomplete forecasts, and prompt you to refresh after the observing night ends.

Find something worth looking at tonight. • Tap “What can I see?” for up to three telescope targets suited to tonight’s recommended viewing window. • See suggested viewing times, explore object details, or jump straight to the finder—without planning a full session. • Tapping the Tonight widget now opens the main Tonight screen.

View the detailed conditions for all nights in the 5 day forecast by tapping on the night you'd like to see.

Resolves an issue where it would tell the user it's a good night to go sky watching when the cloud cover conditions were poor.

See at a glance whether tonight is worth stepping outside. AstroReady now gives you a clear recommendation, the best observing window, and a suggested first target. You can also open a ready-made visual or astrophotography plan, set reminders for promising nights, and see tonight’s outlook from the widget.

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

AstroReady 1.6 makes it easier to choose the right time to observe. • Smarter recommendations combine cloud cover, target altitude, session length, moonlight, and atmospheric visibility. • Smoke and haze are now considered when they may reduce contrast. • Moon-aware guidance helps identify when bright moonlight could affect faint targets. • A new multi-night outlook highlights the next promising observing opportunity. • Viewing windows and charts now use the selected location’s local time. Clearer guidance, better timing, and fewer wasted nights outside.

- Hour-by-hour cloud coverage: See how cloud cover is expected to change throughout the night with a new hourly forecast graph. - Object altitude graphs: Open an object's details to see its altitude in the night sky hour by hour and find the best time to observe it.

New guided visual observing sessions. Choose how long you want to stay out, then AstroReady walks you through a few well-timed targets one at a time with practical prompts for what to notice. Astrophotography planning is still built in too.

Tonight Summary widget Add AstroReady to your Home Screen to see tonight's observing status, cloud cover, a featured target, and the forecast location at a glance.

This update adds a new Tonight planner to help you find the strongest targets for the night and jump straight into the finder when you're ready. We’ve also split the app into dedicated Tonight and Explore tabs, making it easier to move between current conditions, planning, and object browsing. Explore has been refreshed with a cleaner object browser for planets, deep-sky objects, and constellations, along with general polish and reliability improvements.

AstroReady is now even better for planning your time outside. - Search for a custom location to check sky conditions anywhere you want to observe - See the current phase of the moon in the detailed view - Enjoy clearer visibility styling and sorting for easier at-a-glance planning - Experience faster launch and loading performance