Astro Toolsv1.2
Released September 16, 2026Major
iOS
What changed
- UXRedesigned Light Pollution tool with interactive maps, Bortle estimates, and adjustable layers
- New featureAR Planner updated with lens changing and zoom capabilities
- New featureWeather tonight widget added cloud source selection and moon phase options
- UXWeather widgets now display multi-source conflicts for cloud data
- UXAdded coordinate units setting for DMS or Decimal formats
- UXAdded constellation labels and lines as configurable settings
- ContentIntegrated ISS Live Feed into the ISS & Satellites tool
- UXImproved Satellite All Sky Map visualization
- New featureAdded panning lock for Digital Finderscope
- PerformanceGeneral layout improvements and bug fixes
Original release notes
• Redesigned Light Pollution tool: interactive map (World Atlas 2015 or Xasteria/VIIRS), pan, zoom and tap for sky brightness and Bortle estimates, road/satellite backgrounds, adjustable layer opacity, night colors, compact info panel. • AR Planner can change lens and zoom in/out. • Weather tonight widget: cloud source choice and moon phase option. • Weather widgets show multi source conflicts for clouds. • Coordinate units (DMS/Decimal) setting added. • Constellation labels added as a Settings option (constellation lines also made into a setting). • ISS Live Feed added to the ISS & Satellites tool. • Satellite All Sky Map improved. • Digital Finderscope panning lock. • Various layout improvements and fixes. If you'd like to support Astro Tools, please rate or review!