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24 alternatives to Night Sky StarGazing

Identify stars, planets, constellations and even satellites

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Night Sky StarGazing launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
See a Satellite Tonight. No Telescope Required▲863
Satellites 🛰️ are visible in the night sky, no telescope required, if you know where to look. Find out here.
2019 · james.darpinian.com · its alternatives →
2
Planet Explorer▲150
Interactive global satellite images
2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →
3
Sky Guide▲88
Incredibly beautiful AR augmented map of the stars
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Space Probes▲81
A catalog of space probes at the Moon and beyond
2015 · spaceprob.es · its alternatives →
5
Stars and Planets▲66
Explore space. Astronomy guide. Stars and constellations map
2022 · linktr.ee · its alternatives →
6
Star Walk 2▲72
Guide to the Sky Day and Night
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Planet Hunters▲106
Help astro-scientists search for life in our galaxy & beyond
2015 · zooniverse.org · its alternatives →
8
Gazing Stargazers▲6
Find related projects on GitHub
2017 · yasiv.com · its alternatives →
9AA
Astro App▲291
I really like Stellarium and SkySafari but I felt like these are primarily geared towards exploring the sky but not so much "here are the long list of things I want to see, when can I see them tonight and where". There's also not really a great option I've found that combines sky object planning + location weather details while still being free so I built this. The UI's heavily inspired by NINAs sky atlas + Robinhood. Right now you can: View the altitude chart of objects and 3D view Create lists of objects of interest View the annual max/min daily altitude of an object to find the best…
2024 · astro.sshh.io · its alternatives →
10
Space Era▲80
AR star guide, night sky in your pocket
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Hubble Stars▲86
Daily research on startups from our analysts.
2014 · disruption.vc · its alternatives →
12
Astro (by vidme)▲69
See videos made near you
2014 · 5starhdporn.com · its alternatives →
13
Nightwatch▲92
Search visibility tracker for web professionals
2016 · nightwatch.io · its alternatives →
14
Starry Sky Generator▲204
Generate SVG starry night sky patterns
2023 · magicpattern.design · its alternatives →
15
Solaris Sky Calendar▲119
An astronomy calendar right in your pocket
2016 · solarisapp.com · its alternatives →
16
Star Mapper▲5
Explore the stars with this interactive Star Mapper
2016 · sci.esa.int · its alternatives →
17
Birthday Stars▲70
Find your birthday star
2014 · its alternatives →
18
Stories in the Stars▲11
Discover stellar mythology
2025 · star-gazer.replit.app · its alternatives →
19
Destiny PlanetView▲68
Google StreetView for the worlds of the Destiny game
2014 · its alternatives →
20
Hunters Globe▲176
See what Product Hunt community's upvoting, around the globe
2016 · haktansuren.com · its alternatives →
21
Tech Stars Digest▲118
Discover top tech industry bloggers
2014 · its alternatives →
22
MOON for Android▲139
Beautifully track the phase of the moon
2017 · moonapp.me · its alternatives →
23
Terrapattern▲77
A visual search tool for satellite imagery
2016 · terrapattern.com · its alternatives →
24AS
A star map creation tool with Common Lisp▲138
Create custom star maps, with the stars, planets, Sun and Moon as seen from the locations, dates and times of your choice, and your own design. Download them as transparent PNG to add to your own products, or create unique art with them.
2019 · thestarmaps.com · its alternatives →

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