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Nightbase — Astronomy Observation Logger & Interactive Star Map Nightbase — Free astronomy observation logger, interactive star map and deep-sky object catalog

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Tonight's sky — weather, twilight and visible objects

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Explore the night sky — interactive star map and deep-sky catalog

Explore the night sky in real-time. Navigate constellations, find deep-sky objects, and plan your observations.

Why Nightbase

Plan tonight

See what's well-placed from your site, plan around weather and the moon, and pick targets that suit your scope.

Log what you see

Quick or detailed observation entry, sketches, audio notes, photos — all yours, exportable, never sold.

Earn observer ranks

Pass exams, log enough sessions, and unlock Bronze, Silver, and Gold Observer certificates.

Discover — tonight's targets, weekly digest and weather forecast

Earth and Moon

Solar System — Sun, Moon, planets, comets, eclipses and meteor showers

Reference — constellations, astronomy exams and interactive simulators

What's new

2026-09-09
Apollo 11 touches down on its own photograph.
The Moon Lander's final approach to Tranquility Base now lands on the real LROC Narrow Angle Camera orthophoto…
2026-09-08
The Earth globe flies down to the ground.
/Earth has streamed metre-class relief since it was built, but the camera could never get near it: a tilted vi…
2026-09-03
The shuttle comes home on a new orbiter.
The entry and landing game has been flying a model whose landing gear "deployed" by sliding the wheels straigh…

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