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SkySafari

Paid mobile astronomy app for sky charts, telescope control and astrophotography planning.

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About SkySafari

SkySafari is a planetarium app for phones and tablets aimed at people who take their device out to the telescope. Point it at the sky to identify objects, browse an event calendar for eclipses, conjunctions and ISS passes, and plan sessions with field-of-view overlays for your own scopes, eyepieces and cameras. It controls a wide range of mounts over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, including ASCOM, INDI and Celestron, and version 8 adds plate solving and pinning your own astrophotos onto the sky chart. It is sold in three one-time tiers: Basic for casual use, Plus, and Pro, whose catalogue covers about 100 million stars, millions of galaxies and every known comet and asteroid. An optional Premium membership adds extras such as an orbit mode and cloud sync through LiveSky. It runs on iOS and Android. Unlike the free desktop planetariums, it is closed source and paid, and the most useful features sit in the higher tiers.

Best for: Observers who want a capable sky chart and telescope controller on their phone.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Huge catalogues in the Pro tier
  • Controls many telescope mounts from a phone
  • One-time purchase for the core app

Why people leave

  • Paid, with key features reserved for Plus and Pro
  • Extras such as orbit mode need a Premium membership
  • No desktop version for Windows or Linux

Top SkySafari alternatives

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  1. 1Stellarium logo
    Stellarium

    Free open-source planetarium for desktop, with telescope control through a plugin.

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  2. 2Celestia logo
    Celestia

    Free 3D space simulator, also on iOS and Android, for exploring beyond Earth's sky.

    59.6

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SkySafari: common questions

Is SkySafari free?

No, SkySafari is a paid product. Pro price: $49.99 USD (checked on SkySafari's own site).

Is SkySafari open source?

No, SkySafari is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Stellarium and Celestia.

What platforms does SkySafari run on?

SkySafari is available for iOS and Android.

What are the best alternatives to SkySafari?

The highest-ranked SkySafari alternatives right now are Stellarium and Celestia. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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