Sky Guide

Sky Guide


Star gaze constellation finder


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10.7.1for iPhone, iPad and more
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Fifth Star Labs LLC
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337.8 MB
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Apr 5, 2024
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About Sky Guide

Bring the beauty of the stars down to Earth. Hold Sky Guide® overhead to automatically identify any star, constellation, planet or satellite! Easy to use and powerful, it’s epic stargazing for any experience level.

Is it a star or the planet Mars? Knowing what’s up in your night sky is easier than ever. Sky Guide’s AR mode superimposes figures onto your real sky so visualizing the heavens becomes effortless. Have you ever wished you could recognize constellations but didn’t want to fumble around with paper star charts? Now you can.

A speck of light crosses the night sky, growing brighter. What could it be? You don’t have to wonder anymore. Track a bright satellite and receive perfectly-timed notifications whenever the International Space Station is about to fly over your location. With Sky Guide, you’ll be saying ‘Goodbye, aliens’ and ‘Hellooooo, astronauts!’

Voyage to the past or future with cinematic time controls. Know where the Moon will be later in the evening so you can capture that perfect photo or be an eyewitness to history’s greatest comets.

Whether you’re searching for Sagittarius, Saturn, or the next big meteor shower, Sky Guide is jam-packed with information and rich graphics that will satisfy the most curious minds. Plus, stay current with location-filtered events like solar and lunar eclipses with Sky Guide’s personalized Calendar.

Camping in the backcountry? Sky Guide can function with or without Wi-Fi, cellular service or GPS, so everything is at your fingertips no matter where you go.

Join the millions who have discovered a more personal connection to the stars with Sky Guide. It might forever change the way you look up.

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What's New in the Latest Version 10.7.1

Last updated on Apr 5, 2024
Old Versions
Updated solar eclipse widget with graphical display of eclipse progress.
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Version History
10.7.1
Apr 5, 2024
Updated solar eclipse widget with graphical display of eclipse progress.
10.7
Apr 1, 2024
Eclipse countdown widget — see a live countdown to the upcoming solar eclipse, right on your Home Screen!
10.6
Nov 6, 2023
+ Learn about the lore, history, and astronomical sights of every one of the 88 standard constellations through new, richly illustrated articles!
+ Bug fixes
10.5
Sep 18, 2023
+ Featured Article and Solar Activity widgets are now available on the Lock Screen for iPad
+ Automatic/custom location is indicated on the main menu
+ Bug fixes
10.4.1
Jul 18, 2023
+ Added next opposition date to planet and asteroid information pages
+ Bug fixes
10.4
May 23, 2023
+ Saved locations. Save and recall up to 20 custom locations: your home, favorite observing sites, or an upcoming dark sky campsite.
+ Search for locations by name
+ Updated Dark Sky Finder
+ Exoplanets are now available to PLUS users
10.3.1
Feb 8, 2023
Bug fixes and performance enhancements.
10.3
Jan 3, 2023
+ New Widgets: Solar activity and featured article widgets. Add them to your Home Screen or Lock Screen!
+ 3D Spacecraft [PLUS]: 3D models for TESS, GAIA and New Horizons. Experience them in life-size AR!
+ Mosaic Planner [PRO]: A new Fields of View option for astrophotography enthusaiasts, Mosaic Planner will generate a customizable layout of panels to help you plan larger, tiled astrophotos.
10.2
Jun 28, 2022
Redesigned Settings
Access common toggles quicker than ever

Great Circles
Added Celestial Equator, Ecliptic, Galactic Equator, Meridian and Horizon Line to new ‘Great Circles’ preference page

3D Moons and Dwarf Planets
View 3D models of Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and dwarf planets Ceres and Haumea

Fields Of View
New indicators in three styles: Finder, Visual, and Astrophotography

Imaging Calculator
Calculate useful imaging parameters based on current seeing conditions

Coordinate Display
Go to a particular coordinate in either equatorial, horizon, or galactic coordinate systems with an optional display on screen
10.1.1
May 3, 2022
Bug fixes

New in 10.1
+ Planets widget
Embellish your home screen with a beautiful new widget that shows you when the bright planets are visible.

+ New Milky Way map
Explore a new Milky Way map with more detail than before. All Sky Guide versions benefit, and there's an extra detailed version for PRO subscribers.

+ All the moons (PRO)
Sky Guide now has accurate orbits and information on all known moons of the planets and Pluto — a grand total of 212 moons!

+ Deep sky catalogs (PRO)
Search the Collinder, Trumpler, and Melotte star cluster catalogs. And galaxy hunters can now find targets by their Arp designation.
10.1
May 2, 2022
+ Planets widget
Embellish your home screen with a beautiful new widget that shows you when the bright planets are visible.

+ New Milky Way map
Explore a new Milky Way map with more detail than before. All Sky Guide versions benefit, and there's an extra detailed version for PRO subscribers.

+ All the moons (PRO)
Sky Guide now has accurate orbits and information on all known moons of the planets and Pluto — a grand total of 212 moons!

+ Deep sky catalogs (PRO)
Search the Collinder, Trumpler, and Melotte star cluster catalogs. And galaxy hunters can now find targets by their Arp designation.
10.0.6
Dec 30, 2021
+ Added Triton (moon of Neptune)
+ Added moons of Uranus
+ Bug fixes
10.0.5
Dec 22, 2021
Check out the James Webb Space Telescope in AR!
10.0.4
Dec 9, 2021
+ Added full screen support for macOS
+ Added support for ProMotion technology on iPhone 13 Pro
+ Bug fixes
10.0.3
Sep 20, 2021
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

+ Show multiple passes on satellite info pages
+ Bug fixes

10.0.2
Sep 15, 2021
+ Who’s in space now? The International Space Station and Tiangong pages now list personnel. Select the Properties tab to see active crew and their countries of origin.
+ Asteroid Vesta. New in AR: Explore one of the Solar System's largest asteroids.
+ SpaceX Inspiration4. New in AR: The SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft, just in time for Inspiration4, the all-civilian mission.
+ Bug fixes
10.0.1
Aug 22, 2021
+ Fixed bugs in upgrade system

10.0
Version X. The biggest Sky Guide update ever.

+ Aurora Effects

We don’t all live near the polar circles, but those auroral displays sure can be beautiful. Now you can add some ethereal vibes to your evening stargazing — without all the cold weather gear! Look in Main Menu > Preferences to switch on Aurora whenever you please.

+ Lidar-based Effects

For Lidar-enabled devices, we now have a new effect in AR mode. Scan your ceiling and then tap to shatter it for a fun indoor stargazing experience.

+ Ultra-realistic Sky Shading

The sky appearance in Sky Guide looks more real than ever before, representing day, twilight, dusk and night with exceptional accuracy. This is thanks to a physics-based computation known as atmospheric multiple scattering. You can also toggle ‘Stars fade during day’ if you want star appearances to more closely match reality.

+ 3D Constellation Art

We've breathed new life into the mythological representations that appear with the constellations, adding both charm and better visual quality.

+ Redesigned Search UI

A new, visually-oriented catalog makes browsing objects more intuitive, with great new categories and up-to-the minute curations like Tonight's Best.

Don’t forget to leave us a review and let us know what new features you like the most!
10.0
Aug 18, 2021
Version X. The biggest Sky Guide update ever.

+ Aurora Effects

We don’t all live near the polar circles, but those auroral displays sure can be beautiful. Now you can add some ethereal vibes to your evening stargazing — without all the cold weather gear! Look in Main Menu > Preferences to switch on Aurora whenever you please.

+ Lidar-based Effects

For Lidar-enabled devices, we now have a new effect in AR mode. Scan your ceiling and then tap to shatter it for a fun indoor stargazing experience.

+ Ultra-realistic Sky Shading

The sky appearance in Sky Guide looks more real than ever before, representing day, twilight, dusk and night with exceptional accuracy. This is thanks to a physics-based computation known as atmospheric multiple scattering. You can also toggle ‘Stars fade during day’ if you want star appearances to more closely match reality.

+ 3D Constellation Art

We've breathed new life into the mythological representations that appear with the constellations, adding both charm and better visual quality.

+ Redesigned Search UI

A new, visually-oriented catalog makes browsing objects more intuitive, with great new categories and up-to-the minute curations like Tonight's Best.

Don’t forget to leave us a review and let us know what new features you like the most!
8.1.9
Jul 11, 2020
Fixed a bug with delivery of some notifications
Corrected the radiant of the Alpha Capricornids meteor shower
8.1.8
Jun 24, 2020
+ Show Great Red Spot transit time with Jupiter information
+ Added new comets C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and C/2019 U6 (Lemmon)
8.1.7
May 12, 2020
+ Updated Starlink satellites
+ New asterisms: Spring Triangle, Winter Hexagon, Sickle, and others
+ Bug fixes
8.1.6
Apr 23, 2020
+ Fixed missing satellites

8.1.5
Apr 22, 2020
+ Updated Starlink satellites
+ Added Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN)
8.1.4
Mar 26, 2020
Added tracking of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)
8.1.3
Mar 13, 2020
+ Added Earth's temporary "moonlet" 2020 CD3
+ Added near-Earth asteroid 1998 OR2
+ Bug fixes

Sky Guide FAQ

Click here to learn how to download Sky Guide in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Sky Guide.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 4.0 or later.
Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Sky Guide supports English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Sky Guide contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
PLUS
$2.99
PRO
$4.99
PRO
$39.99
PLUS
$19.99
All Constellations
$1.99

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