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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.

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