Turn raw FITS files into a 3D Personal Sky Atlas. Your mobile FITS darkroom.
Pros & Cons
On-device 32-bit FP processing preserves full sensor dynamic range
Offline processing eliminates reliance on internet connectivity
Universal hardware recognition supports multiple scopes and sensors
Integrated logbook with forensic-grade metadata extraction
Lacks explicit live view, object catalogs, and telescope-specific features emphasized by some competitors
Pricing may be higher than some free or lower-cost alternatives
Marketing emphasizes advanced processing, which may limit appeal to casual users
About Cosmic Cartography
Cosmic Cartography is a photography app developed by Cosmic Cartography.
How many times has Cosmic Cartography been downloaded?
Cosmic Cartography has been downloaded 91 times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 15 times. It is ranked in the top 100 photography apps.
What is the rating of Cosmic Cartography?
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Is Cosmic Cartography free?
Cosmic Cartography costs $10.99 to download. The APK download size is 109.88 MB. The latest version available is 1.6.1. The last update was on July 11, 2026.
What are the requirements for Cosmic Cartography?
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2026.
Description
THE UNIVERSAL BRIDGE TO THE STARS.
Cosmic Cartography is the first mobile "Mission Control" designed to bridge the gap between casual stargazing with consumer Smart Telescopes and professional Astrophotography rigs. It replaces the need for a PC by providing a 32-Bit Floating Point development engine and a 3D Celestial Atlas in one unified astronomy app.
Whether you are exploring deep space with a ZWO Seestar, Dwarf Lab, or a Custom scope, your complete digital logbook.
1. THE DARKROOM: SCIENTIFIC SIGNAL PROCESSING
Stop destroying your deep sky data with photo editors. Our app loads raw FITS/FIT files of nebulas, galaxies, and DSOs, processing them using the same mathematics found in professional observatory software.
🎛️ 32-Bit Floating Point Core: We process every pixel in 32-bit float precision to preserve the full dynamic range of your sensor, preventing quantization noise.
🧠 The Scientist (Auto-Stretch): Not a simple brightness filter. The engine calculates the specific noise floor of your image and solves a Midtone Transfer Function (MTF) equation to target a mathematically perfect background level (0.25), ensuring faint nebulosity is revealed without washing out the image.
🟢 Green Killer (SCNR): A Subtractive Chromatic Noise Reduction algorithm that surgically removes the "Green Cast" typical of OSC sensors while preserving the integrity of Hydrogen-Alpha (Red) and Oxygen-III (Teal) signals.
🌟 Star Tamer: A proprietary Highlight Desaturation logic that protects stellar cores from "blooming," maintaining natural star color even during aggressive stretching.
📵 100% Offline Processing: Process massive FITS stacks directly on your device, even in the darkest, most remote locations with zero cell service.
🔬 Data Authenticity (No AI Enhancements): We reject the use of generative AI that invents fake detail. Our pipeline is strictly mathematical, designed to reveal the genuine signal buried in your noise floor. We preserve the forensic reality of the photons you actually captured.
2. THE RECOGNITION ENGINE: UNIVERSAL HARDWARE DATABASE
Our proprietary Metadata Analysis Protocol parses the FITS Header to automatically identify your optical train and sensor geometry, even if the file does not explicitly state it.
🔭 Smart Scope Native: Instant recognition for Seestar S50/S30, Dwarf II/3 mini, , and Unistellar files.
📷 Pro Camera Support: Identifies specific sensor signatures including IMX585, IMX462, IMX571 (APS-C), and IMX455 (Full Frame), tailoring the logbook entry to your specific optics.
3. THE ATLAS: COSMIC NAVIGATION
We don't just show you a picture; we place it back in the universe.
🌍 Astrometric Projection: Using the Right Ascension (RA) and Declination (Dec) telemetry from your file, the app projects your image onto a live 3D OpenGL Celestial Sphere, creating a complete map of the night sky.
📏 True Scale Rendering: Your image is rendered at its exact plate scale. A wide-field mosaic from a Redcat 51 looks different than a galaxy close-up from an EdgeHD.
📍 The Ghost Pin System: Our asynchronous memory management allows you to map hundreds of targets onto your personal sphere without performance loss.
4. THE LOGBOOK: FORENSIC ARCHIVING
Every session is permanently archived with professional-grade telemetry extracted directly from the FITS Header.
📊 Data Mining: Automatically logs Total Integration Time, Gain, Focal Length, Sensor Temp, and Bayer Pattern.
🏆 Your Legacy: As you capture more targets, your empty sky map fills with your own data, turning your stargazing sessions into a personal trophy room of the universe.
Any Telescope. Any Camera. One Map.
Process, Map & Log. Become a Cosmic Cartographer of deep space.
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Hi Craig! Thank you very much for your very quick reply. Everything is clear now. I had the wrong idea about the app, as I thought it could replace CIRIL on my phone, for example. But it is something different, and I like it. So far, it works very well. Thanks for the quick feedback.
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