Night Sky Plannerv1.1
Released August 10, 2026Major
iOS
What changed
- New featureSearch catalog by name and pin targets to the top of the list
- New featureAbility to save and reopen specific night observation plans
- New featureDual timelines showing horizon visibility versus optimal dark-sky observing windows
- UXTime marker remains stationary while scrubbing the night strip
- PerformanceLong exposure sky-view alignment for better visibility in the dark
- PerformanceFixed timeline shift bug caused by incorrect local noon anchoring
Original release notes
earch and pin any target, save a night's plan, and a sky-view alignment that works in the dark. - Search the whole catalog by name, and pin targets to the top of tonight's list — pinned objects show up whether or not they pass your filters, with the reason if they aren't up - Saved plans: keep a night's setup and reopen it later - Two timelines per target: the hours it's above the horizon, and the narrower stretch when it's genuinely worth observing in real darkness - The time marker now stays put while you scrub the night strip - Sky-view alignment holds the camera open at a long exposure, so your alignment star actually registers against a dark sky - Fixed the night window being anchored to the wrong local noon, which shifted the whole timeline for locations far from Greenwich Clear skies.