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Products that do what Meteor shower, planet alignment, eclipse kit does

I made this little walkthrough for finding the visible planets tonight and a meteor shower shooting start counter. Plus a little model of the solar system to try to wrap my head around what's going on. It's all based on your location if you provide it. lifesprites.com/solar.html doesn't require account creation. The rest does. It's free, but you need an account.

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   AstraPixels▲267

   ​​A pixel-art solar system at its real current positions.​

   29d ago · astrapixels.com

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   Telescope▲147

   Open-source HN clone built with Meteor

   2013

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   Discover Meteor SE▲86

   A free Starter Edition of Discover Meteor

   2014

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   Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer▲137

   Hello, I am the creator and maintainer of Stellarium Mobile. I have been working in my free time for about a year on this new project Galaxium, that is more about traveling in the universe rather than looking at the sky from Earth. It is still experimental, and at the moment I am not sure what it will become. Feedback is welcome.

   13d ago · galaxium.app

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   Perseids meteor shower from space▲136

   2015 · ianww.com

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   Meteor Pad▲91

   Easiest way to try out Meteor.js

   2014

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   Orbit – AR satellite tracker, watch 15k+ objects▲89

   Hey HN! I made Orbit, an iOS app that allows you to see the satellites, planets, and constellations above you in AR, on a 2D map, and on a 3D globe. The app includes more than 15,000 objects tracked by CelesTrack, together with their pass predictions, descriptions, and detailed orbital data. A searchable catalog of all objects is also available, as well as a built-in chatbot designed to answer any space-related questions you might have. This is my first published iOS app, so any feedback is greatly appreciated! App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6772174570

   Jul 2026 · nagylukas.github.io

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   AstroGrid▲113

   Explore the entire universe in your browser, in real 3D

   Apr 2026

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   There▲129

   🪐 Your cosmic compass through the galaxy

   Dec 2025

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    gravity.js - Beta▲112

    Gravity WebGL experiment in the Solar System

    2016

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    Telescope, an open-source social news app built with Meteor▲222

    2012 · telesc.pe

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    EarthGuessr▲192

    Geoguessr, but it's satellite imagery!

    2025

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    Starry Sky Generator▲204

    Generate SVG starry night sky patterns

    2023

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    SpaceNeovim – Spacemacs for Neovim▲105

    2016 · github.com

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    Spatium▲182

    A space odyssey awaits you with beautiful space images

    2021

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    PixelSpace▲68

    A tediously accurate scale model of the solar system

    2014

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    Our SolAR▲91

    Visualize our Solar System in augmented reality 🌌

    2017

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    SOLAR by Aireal ▲88

    Walk among the planets via geospatial augmented reality

    2016

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    A book about the Meteor.js framework – available online for free▲71

    2014 · leanpub.com

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    3D Solar System▲4

    A real-time, ultra-realistic 3D solar system in your pocket

    Jul 2026 · play.google.com

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    I’m working on a book about Meteor. You can read it online for free.▲9

    2014 · leanpub.com

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    Orbits.js – WebGL simulation of the solar system using Three.js▲8

    2014 · github.com

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    Discover Meteor – What Is Meteor?▲86

    What makes the Meteor JavaScript framework so special?

    2015

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    Solar System Explorer▲80

    Walk in the cosmos

    2021

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