Star Walk - Night Sky Map

Star Walk is an astronomy mobile app that helps users identify stars, planets, constellations, satellites and other celestial bodies in the night sky. It is a virtual astronomical telescope through which users can explore the universe. For users who want to learn more about the stars.

Star Walk introduction

Star Walk - Night Sky Guide: Planets and Stars Map is an app for astronomy stargazing, identifying and observing planets, constellations and stars in real time on the night sky map.

Enjoy satellites overhead, find planets and identify stars in the night sky, learn astronomy, and find out all the secrets of the outer space. Explore the stars and the whole universe right now with Star Walk.

Star Walk - Night Sky Guide: Planets and Stars Map is a perfect educational tool for astronomy stargazing for space enthusiasts of all ages. It can be used by teachers of science during the astronomy lesson, by students for preparing projects about stars, planets and constellations, by parents to introduce their children to the basics of astronomy and by anyone interested in our universe and the sky above.

Your interactive night sky guide to planets, stars and constellations.

Main features of our stargazer app:

Constellations and stars in real time. You’re presented with the sky map of stars and constellations on the night sky when you open the app. Learn all about celestial bodies (general info, gallery, Wikipedia articles, astronomy facts).

With our constellation star finder you'll easily identify stars and planets in the sky. Move your device around, and this app will calculate the device’s orientation and also your GPS location, so it will provide you with an accurate presentation of the arrangement of celestial bodies in the night sky.*

Use Time Machine to diversify sky observation and explore the sky map of different periods. To do this, tap the clock icon in the top left corner and slide the right edge dial down for the past and up for the future position sky objects.

Identify stars, constellations and planets in the night sky with our mobile observatory. Night mode bathes the interface in a red glow in order to make the sky observation more comfortable for your eyes.

This night sky viewer allows you to change the colour of the display to represent various kinds of radiation: gamma, X-Ray, visible spectrum, Infrared, and Radio, etc. Explore the map of the sky in its various representations.

Star Walk's mobile observatory also gives astronomy facts and daily stats like sunrise and sunset times, visible planets, moon phases and much more. You won't need astronomy books and atlases.

AR stargazing. Enjoy map of the sky, stars and planets in augmented reality. With our star chart app you can merge live footage from your camera with the app’s presentation of the night sky.

*This feature (Star Spotter) is available for devices with digital compass. If your device does not have the digital compass, use your fingers to change the view of the sky map.

NO INTERNET CONNECTION IS REQUIRED. Go stargazing anywhere!

Stars: Sun, Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Spica, Castor, etc.

Planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, etc.

Meteor showers: Perseids, Lyrids, Aquarids, Geminids, Ursids, etc.

Constellations: Andromeda, Aquarius, Cancer, Capricornus, Cassiopeia, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Ursa Major, etc.

Satellites: Hubble, SEASAT, ERBS, ISS, Aqua, Envisat, Suzaku, Daichi, Genesis, etc.

Get a little closer to the deep sky with Star Walk!

The main highlights:

1. Real-time Star Guide: Star Walk uses the device's camera and geolocation function to display the objects in the user's field of view in real time. Users simply point their phone or tablet at the night sky and the app will automatically identify and display the corresponding stars, planets, constellations and more.

2. Interactive Star Map: The app provides an interactive star map on which users can freely navigate and view different celestial bodies and constellations.

3. Celestial information: When the user points to a specific celestial object, Star Walk will provide detailed information, including the name of the object, distance, brightness, type, etc.

4. Constellation Stories: Star Walk not only provides information about celestial bodies, but also tells the ancient stories and legends of constellations.

5. Astronomical Event Alerts: The app can notify users of upcoming special astronomical events, such as meteor showers, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, etc.

6. Educational tool: Star Walk is an educational tool that helps users learn the basics of astronomy and is suitable for audiences of all ages.

7. Historical and future perspective: Users can view past or future celestial positions to understand the movement of planets.