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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.
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