Pallie Astro · live sky identification

Know what you are looking at.

Point your phone at the sky. Astro names what is up there and explains what you are seeing.

A steady bright planet, a moving satellite, a rocket plume, or a strange glow: use the field guides to understand the clues, then use Astro for the exact answer overhead right now.

Field diagram of common lights in the sky
Identification guide to lights and patterns in the night sky

What is that in the sky?

Identify fixed, moving, brief, and diffuse lights from the clues they leave.

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Guide to darkness, weather, moonlight, and stargazing conditions

When should you look?

Plan around twilight, moonlight, light pollution, weather, and atmospheric seeing.

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Guide to constellations, stars, planets, and deep-sky objects

What is the night sky made of?

Understand constellations, stellar lifecycles, planetary motion, and cosmic scale.

Read the astronomy guide →