Nightshift Stargazing was an education app developed by Waddensky Astronomy. It was removed from Google Play May 9, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Nightshift Stargazing had been downloaded 1.1 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Nightshift Stargazing was rated 4.66 out of 5 stars, based on 14 thousand ratings.
App Information
Nightshift Stargazing was free to download. The APK download size was 20.05 MB. The last available version was 16.11. The last update was on March 23, 2024.
Technical Requirements
Nightshift Stargazing required Android 4.4+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play February 2018.
Description
Nightshift helps you find perfect nights for stargazing, assists you in observing your favourite planets, meteor showers and deep-sky objects and keeps you up-to-date about the celestial events in tonight's sky. Nightshift is the ideal free night sky app for the experienced amateur astronomer as well as the casual stargazer!
Features at a glance ☆ Worldwide stargazing conditions and forecast ☆ Sky view and star chart ☆ Celestial event calendar and astronomy highlights ☆ Over 15,000 deep-sky objects ☆ Advanced object visibility prediction for your telescopes
Clear skies and darkness: stargazing weather forecast See darkness and cloud cover forecast for any location in the world and find tonight's best observing opportunities. A twilight diagram shows you darkness, weather and observing conditions for any night at a glance. Receive notifications when conditions are good for your favorite observing locations.
Sky view and star chart Browse around the night sky using the new sky view feature and watch planets, deep-sky objects and celestial events right at the best time to observe them. Zoom in to discover faint objects and activate the telrad circles to create finder charts to quickly locate your favourite targets at the telescope.
Never miss out on the highlights of tonight's sky Astronomy events, visible planets, active meteor showers, noctilucent clouds, moon phases, oppositions, elongations, lunar eclipses and rise and set times right from the app's dashboard.
Save your favourite stargazing locations Build a database of your favourite observing locations to get location-specific advice about darkness, cloud cover and visibility of celestial objects.
Moon phases and lunar eclipses Find out the current phase of the Moon and the exact time and date of the next full moon, new moon and first and last quarter. Nightshift helps you plan the best moments for lunar observation or prevent moonlight from disturbing your deep-sky observing session. Nightshift contains a calendar with all partial and total lunar eclipses from 1801 to 2200 and gives location specific advice on the visibility of a blood moon from your favourite stargazing spot.
Planets of the solar system Nightshift shows all the visible planets for tonight and the constellations they are in to quickly locate them in the night sky. The event calendar tells you exactly when the next opposition of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune takes place so you can easily plan your planetary observing sessions. For Venus and Mercury, the app displays the moment of the greatest elongation to determine the best morning and evening visibility of the inner planets. Of course, a twilight diagram is available for all planets to find the best opportunities to observe them on any night and the telescopes needed for optimal observation.
Over 15,000 deep-sky objects Nightshift comes packed with a large database of deep-sky objects, including the complete Messier, Caldwell, NGC and IC catalogues. A darkness and clear sky diagram indicates when the conditions are favourable to observe your favourite galaxies, globular clusters, nebulae and other wonders of the deep space.
Comprehensive info from renowned catalogues In-depth information on all celestial objects, including classification, brightness, angular size, distance and cross references with other astronomy catalogues.
Visibility prediction for telecopes, binoculars and naked eye State-of-the-art algorithms predict if celestial objects are within reach of your equipment. The visibility calculator shows you if your favourite planet, galaxy or other heavenly body is visible with your own telescopes or binoculars.
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★★★★★
I've had this app well over a year now, and I've noticed I hadn't made a review, so I've got to say that this app is brilliant. Gives me The right information I need and very informative on many different things. Great use.
★★★★★
Nightshirt I have found to be a really useful app to help with star gazing scheduling. It tells you what objects are available to be viewed on any given night and what the weather conditions will be. I use it in conjunction with a few other apps to try amd get an overall picture of sky conditions in my area. Highly recommended, a must-have for home astronomers.
★★★★★
Very helpful for planning stargazing nights and what's visible with the planets
★★☆☆☆
Could be a great app, its weather forecasting isn't as accurate as clearways or atmospheric. Has a feature for notifications. I have not seen a notification for multiple years now. No update
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