Pocket Stars

Pocket Stars is your go-to app if you want to explore the night sky or even take a peek at the solar system right from your backyard. Whether you're sailing across the Pacific or just chilling outside, this handy tool makes it super easy to visualize everything in space.

Accurate Data from Trusted Sources

This app pulls its info from reliable sources like the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the US Naval Observatory. That means you get precise information about where all those stars, planets, and other celestial objects are located.

Perfect for Everyone

Pocket Stars is not just for serious astronomers! It’s great for anyone interested in astronomy—whether you’re navigating by the stars or simply curious about what’s up there. The app includes tons of features that help you visualize, identify, and even animate celestial bodies.

Features that Make Stargazing Fun

You can easily compute positions based on celestial observations using a sextant. This makes it quick to reduce sextant altitude to observed altitude for any of the 9110 stars, plus nine planets, the sun, and moon. That’s a lot of cosmic info at your fingertips!

Two Awesome Viewing Options

The cool part? You can visualize everything in two different ways! First up is the “2D Star Chart,” which shows you a traditional view based on where you're standing on Earth. Then there’s the “3D Orrery,” where you can zoom through our solar system and check out the sun from any angle you want!

Lunar Phases Animation

And don’t forget about the lunar phases feature! It gives you a neat animation showing how Earth, the sun, and moon all relate to each other at any given time.

If you're ready to dive into stargazing with Pocket Stars, it's easy to get started!