Astronomy Tools Night Sky App

Astronomer's Friend has the best night sky tools for astronomy and astrophotography. Alerts for meteor showers, aurora (northern lights), super moons, lunar eclipses, and more. Integrated Light Pollution Map to find the best areas near you to see the night sky. Aurora overlay, cloud cover overlay, and more!

Light Pollution Map
Integrated Light Pollution Map helps you find the darkest places near you for the best viewing of the night sky.

Aurora Overlay
Overlay an Aurora layer on the Light Pollution Map to see where the best viewing of the Northern Lights (Aurora) currently is.

Alerts
Configure the app to send you alerts for the next Meteor Shower, Super Moon, or Lunar Eclipse. The app can also alert you when Aurora activity is high and viewing is good at your current location.

Moon Position Tool
Always know where the Moon will rise or set for any location, at any time and any date. Also has Moon Rise and Moon Set times.

Night Sky Calendar
Find the best days for meteor showers, lunar eclipses, and super moons for any day, past or present.

And a lot more!
Some features are not available in the free version and may require an additional in-app purchase.