Night Sky
Guide to Stars,Comets,Meteors
Free · In-App Purchases
Introducing Aura, Your Personal AI Super Astronomer
Designed for iOS & iPadOS 26 with Liquid Glass
NIGHT SKY
Designed for Apple Silicon
Night Sky is a powerful personal planetarium.
Quickly identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites in your own beautiful personal planetarium! This is all done magically. Whether you’re looking for a constellation or the International Space Station, research it with Night Sky from the comfort of your Mac!
Completely synced with Night Sky on your iOS/iPadOS device, the macOS version brings all your Sky Tours, Sky Notifications, Favorite Objects, and beautiful Moon Tours to the big screen of your Mac! Making it the perfect tool for research projects and browsing the sky in comfort.
FEATURE SET:
+ NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) — Your own Personal AI Super Astronomer! Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky, to direct you to objects you’re interested in, provide information on anything to do with astronomy, or even show you how the sky looks on the other side of the world! With your own personal AI super astronomer right by your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above!
+ SKY TAGS - Make Night Sky yours, by adding personal Sky Tags to the map! Pin Sky Tags to objects in the sky to save for future reference, and share them via iMessage so others can find them! Sky Tags can be categorized, and are completely personal to you. Maybe you want to tag a star as a memorial to someone, or tag something you’d like to observe later that night. You can even add Astrophotography photos and observation notes to your Sky Tags!
+ CONNECTED STARGAZING (+ Feature) - Connected Stargazing is a revolutionary new feature that utilizes SharePlay in macOS 12.1 or above, allowing you to stargaze with others when you are apart! Start a FaceTime Audio call with those who you would like to stargaze with, then create a session by adding objects for everyone to find in the sky! Connected Stargazing on macOS is ideal for setting up and hosting sessions, or taking part in stargazing sessions if you're unable to observe from outside.
+ SKY TIMESTAMPS - Travel to anytime in the past or future using the Space Travel feature, then Sky Timestamp the time for quick recollection! Save the sky for the night you were born, or any other significant celestial event to revisit at the tap of your Sky Timestamp!
+ BILLIONS OF STARS! (+ Feature) - Space is vast, so Night Sky has been hyper charged in Night Sky 8 with over 1.7 BILLION STARS streamed from the cloud! With a new super deep zoom greater than 10X before, prepare to delve deeper into space than ever before!
+ NIGHT SKY WIDGET - Add the beautiful new Night Sky Widget. Available in multiple sizes get relevant data to your location on satellite flyovers, and your favourite objects!
+ MAPS UI - A brand new clean and familiar interface for Night Sky, with new Search features with Quick Find, intelligent Night Red Mode, Light Pollution indicator and beautiful feature tiles prepare to navigate Night Sky quicker than ever before!
+ AURORA MAPPING (+ Feature) - See where the Aurora is most visible with the nearest Aurora viewing locations to you highlighted. Complete with Aurora alerts!
+ AR OBJECT EXPLORATION - Pull Planets, Stars and Constellations out of the sky and look at them in great detail and even share the object via iMessage!
+ NIGHT SKY TOURS (+ Feature): Get a live tour or create your own tours for any location and time in the world!
+ MANY MORE FEATURES
Subscription Information: “Night Sky +” and “Night Sky + Aura” are available as optional subscriptions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
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more This planetarium in your pocket makes it easy to discover the wonders of space wherever you go. Day or night, aim your device skyward to see a live 3D map of the heavens.
This planetarium in your pocket makes it easy to discover the wonders of space wherever you go. Day or night, aim your device skyward to see a live 3D map of the heavens.
Version 26.3 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Improvements to Artemis II search.
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.3 8 Apr
Version 26.2 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Liquid Glass performance improvements
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.2 9 Feb
Version 26.1 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.1 17/11/2025
Welcome to Night Sky 26!
Night Sky 26 is a major update bringing the most powerful new features we have ever brought to Night Sky. All designed for macOS 26!
* NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) introduces your personal AI Super Astronomer. Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky: it directs you to objects you’re interested in, provides information on anything related to astronomy, or even shows you how the sky looks on the other side of the world. With your personal AI super astronomer at your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above.
* NEW LIQUID GLASS DESIGN — Night Sky 26 embraces the new Liquid Glass design of macOS 26. Complimenting our Glass Constellations perfectly, more of the experience takes on a Liquid Glass aesthetic, making the Night Sky clearer and more beautiful than ever before.
* NEW LIQUID GLASS ICON — The iconic Night Sky icon has been redesigned in Liquid Glass.
* New version number convention linking Night Sky updates to the year of release, plus bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky, a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.0.1 02/10/2025
Welcome to Night Sky 26!
Night Sky 26 is a major update bringing the most powerful new features we have ever brought to Night Sky. All designed for macOS 26!
* NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) introduces your personal AI Super Astronomer. Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky: it directs you to objects you’re interested in, provides information on anything related to astronomy, or even shows you how the sky looks on the other side of the world. With your personal AI super astronomer at your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above.
* NEW LIQUID GLASS DESIGN — Night Sky 26 embraces the new Liquid Glass design of macOS 26. Complimenting our Glass Constellations perfectly, more of the experience takes on a Liquid Glass aesthetic, making the Night Sky clearer and more beautiful than ever before.
* NEW LIQUID GLASS ICON — The iconic Night Sky icon has been redesigned in Liquid Glass.
* New version number convention linking Night Sky updates to the year of release, plus bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky, a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.0 15/09/2025
Version 13.2 brings the following enhancements:
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.2 18/04/2025
Version 13.1 brings the following enhancements:
* 3D Glass Constellation animation - 3D Glass Constellations rotate slightly as they come into view.
* Additional bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.1 11/11/2024
Version 13 brings the following enhancements:
* 88 3D Glass Constellations - a major visual improvement, Night Sky 13 brings 88 all new 3D Glass Constellations! Pull these out of the sky to look at them in more detail.
* Light Pollution Simulation improvement - we’ve made it easier to simulate the sky above you by adding a slider to increase or decrease star density.
* Celestial Compass Improvement - easily access the Celestial Compass from the main menu to view at a glance celestial objects currently around you.
* Search Ticker - Night Sky suggests celestial objects to search for in the Search field based on what's visible now.
* Additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.0 16/09/2024
Version 12.6 brings the following enhancements:
+ Bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.6 29/08/2024
Version 12.5 brings the following enhancements:
+ Bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.5.1 13/06/2024
Version 12.4 brings the following enhancements:
+ Stargazing Conditions Improvements - Night Sky now uses Apple WeatherKit for improvements to stargazing conditions data.
+ Additional bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.4 25/05/2024
Version 12.3.1 brings the following enhancements:
+ Night Sky and Plane Finder - We’ve teamed up with Plane Finder to offer our Night Sky+ subscribers 50% off an annual Plane Finder subscription. Tap the link in Night Sky Wallet from the setting menu, to sign up at this special reduced rate!
+ Additional bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.3.1 24/04/2024
Welcome to Night Sky 12!
Night Sky 12 is a huge update bringing some exciting new features and enhancements for macOS Sonoma:
+ LIVE SKY EVENTS - Never miss Live Sky Events again with Night Sky! A new indicator will appear in the bottom right of the Sky View whenever there is an interesting Live Sky Event such as a meteor shower or planetary conjunction for instance. The Live Event will also be highlighted in the Sky View and will only appear when the event is Live, so you'll immediately know the most exciting celestial wonders to view as soon as you launch Night Sky!
+ PRO GRIDS & LINES - We've added the equatorial line, the meridian line, equatorial grid and azimuthal grid to Night Sky. Turn these on or off directly from the Sky View.
+ INTERACTIVE WIDGET SUPPORT (macOS Sonoma required) - Night Sky now supports Interactive Widgets on macOS Sonoma! Favorite an object from the Interactive Widget to get notifications about it rising in the future.
+ HIGH RESOLUTION LIGHT SPECTRUMS - We've improved the resolution of all light spectrum arrays in Night Sky 12. See things you can't see with your eyes using the light spectrum filters available to change directly from the Sky View.
+ USER TOURS (Night Sky+ only) - Anyone can now make their own custom sky tour. Create a list of objects with your own images, and have Night Sky direct you to the objects in a sequenced tour. You can then share this tour with family and friends!
+ COMMON NAMES - Night Sky now recognises commonly used terms such as 'the big dipper' and 'the plough'. When a user searches for commonly used names, Night Sky will display the correct objects in the search results.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.0 26/09/2023
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.4 contains the following enhancements -
- Localisation - Added 14 new languages! Night Sky is now professionally translated into Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Estonian, Georgian, Nepali, Serbian, Swahili, Galician, Kazakh and Zulu. Taking the total languages supported by Night Sky to 68!
- Night Sky Museum (+ Feature) - Added 10 new 3D models to Night Sky Museum. Get up close to Sputnik 1, Voyager 1, Lunokhod 1, The Space Shuttle, Explorer 1, Cassini-Huygens, Juno, Lunar Module Eagle, InSight, and the Parker Solar Probe!
- Space Exploration Timeline - Enhanced the UI of the Space Exploration Timeline, to make it quicker and easier to navigate through the years. Also fully updated the timeline to the present day.
- Additional bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.4 20/01/2023
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.3 contains the following enhancements -
+ Minor enhancements and bug fixes.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.3 10/12/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.2 contains the following enhancements -
+ 14 New Languages - Night Sky now supports Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Telugu, Tagalog, Persian, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Burmese, Uzbek, Azerbaijani and Laotian.
+ VoiceOver Improvements - We've improved the use of VoiceOver in Night Sky new menu layouts.
+ Minor enhancements and bug fixes.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.2 23/11/2022
Welcome to Night Sky 11!
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11 is a massive update that brings the following features and enhancements to Night Sky:
- Editor Tours - Our very own Night Sky editors are now able to remotely create tours using objects and Sky Tags to guide you around the most amazing and relevant celestial events!
- NGC Star Catalogue (+ Feature) - Our Sky View becomes even more comprehensive as we’ve now added the NGC star catalogue to the 1.7 billion stars already in Night Sky!
- Trajectory Time Stamps - Move along trajectory lines after tapping an object, and see the exact date and time that object will appear along its trajectory.
- New Tonight’s Events - Tonight’s Events (tap Show Details for your location on Main Menu), enables you to quickly scrub through notable events for that night for your location. Just tap an event to be reminded of it for that night!
- Deep Feature Search - Search is more powerful than ever before. Search for Mars for example, and Night Sky now surfaces all the powerful features related to Mars such as Portals, Planet Landings and much more. This works for any object.
- Dynamic Main Menu (+ Feature) - Make the main menu yours by holding down to edit the order of items, just tap ‘Reset’ at the bottom of the menu to go back to default.
- Feature Discovery Tile - Our new intelligent Feature Discovery Tile on the main menu deep dives into Night Sky’s features for you to surface them when they may be most relevant!
- Shared With You - On macOS Ventura when you share an object from Night Sky, they appear on the Shared with You shelf on the Main Menu.
- Quick Preferences from Sky View - Turn elements of the Sky View on or off quickly from the button on the sky without having to go into Preferences!
- ‘Night Sky Premium’ becomes ‘Night Sky+’ - We’ve just changed the name of our Premium offering to Night Sky+. Only the name has changed, subscribers keep all the same amazing features Night Sky Premium offered and will continue to get new features as before.
- Gifting (+ Feature) - Night Sky+ subscribers will have the ability to gift Night Sky+ for free months to family or friends. The Gift button only appears within Preferences after you’ve been subscribed for 6 months.
- Education Mode - Educational Institutions are able to contact us to obtain a code to disable subscription offering on classroom devices. This does not give Night Sky+ features, just removes the ad. Codes are limited to verifiable educational institutions only. Contact Support@NightSky.com for more information.
- New UI - Swift Charts - On macOS Ventura Night Sky now presents charts more beautiful than ever before with Swift Charts. See them throughout the app in items such as Cloud Coverage, and Temperature.
- New Language Support - We’re continuing to roll out to even more languages. Night Sky 11 adds support for Bulgarian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Punjabi and Slovenian with more to follow later this year!
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.1 24/10/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky X! Version 10.5.1 contains the following enhancements -
+ Increased accuracy of Planetary Moons trajectory data.
+ User interface improvements.
+ Added "Zoom Stabilisation" mode in Preferences (beta).
+ Increased frequency of location updates to improve accuracy of the sky view.
+ Minor bug fixes.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.5.1 09/05/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky X! Version 10.4.3 contains the following enhancements -
+ Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.4.3 14/03/2022
10.4.2 + Fixes a bug that was causing some devices to crash on start-up.
Thank you for using Night Sky X! Version 10.4.1 contains the following enhancements -
+ Improved syncing of My Sky Notifications via iCloud.
+ Other iCloud syncing optimizations.
+ Additional minor bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.4.2 13/02/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky X! Version 10.4.1 contains the following enhancements -
+ Improved syncing of My Sky Notifications via iCloud.
+ Other iCloud syncing optimisations.
+ Additional minor bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.4.1 10/02/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky X! Version 10.4 contains the following enhancements -
+ Integrated user interface for the Night Sky Education Centre within the app.
+ Preparation for showing the James Webb Telescope.
+ watchOS app improvements.
+ Additional minor bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.4 17/01/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky X on macOS! Version 10.3 contains the following enhancements -
+ NEW - CONNECTED STARGAZING (Premium Feature) - Connected Stargazing is a revolutionary new feature that utilizes SharePlay in macOS 12.1, allowing you to stargaze with others when you are apart! Start a FaceTime Audio call with those who you would like to stargaze with, then create a session by adding objects for everyone to find in the sky! Connected Stargazing on macOS is ideal for setting up and hosting sessions, or taking part in stargazing sessions if you're unable to observe from outside.
+ Additional minor bug fixes.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.3 12/12/2021
Thank you for using Night Sky X! Version 10.2.1 contains the following enhancements -
+ Fixed a bug causing some Planetary Moons to appear incorrectly.
+ Additional minor bug fixes.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.2.1 26/11/2021
Thank you for using Night Sky X! Version 10.1.1 contains the following enhancements -
+ Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the start up tutorial to become unresponsive.
+ Fixed a bug that stopped the main menu automatically appearing when interacting with some objects in the Sky View.
+ Fixed a bug in Sky Tours when sometimes Sky Tags are repeated during the tour.
+ Fixed a bug which sometimes caused 'Do not Disturb' in Night Sky preferences not to work.
+ Additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky X a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
10.1.1 14/11/2021
Version 26.3 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Improvements to Artemis II search.
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
more Version 26.3 8 Apr
Data Not Linked to You The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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