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

Log in to get astro weather for your location.

Tonight's sky — weather, twilight and visible objects

Showing London/Greenwich as a default — sign in or share your location for your sky.

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

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

Reference — constellations, astronomy exams and interactive simulators

What's new

2026-06-05
Moon: new "Max" relief tier with streamed NASA imagery and true 3D terrain.
The desktop Moon page gains a fourth relief step that streams NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery tile-b…
2026-06-04
New: record an orbit movie of the Moon.
On the Moon page (desktop), compose a tilted low-orbit view and export a smooth MP4 fly-around — the camera fl…
2026-06-02
Moon Lander: on-screen landing guidance
the cockpit now shows a "clear to land" light that turns green only when you're over the landing zone and with…

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