Welcome to Stargazer!
Stargazer is a comprehensive web platform designed for amateur astronomers and astrophotography enthusiasts. This application helps you plan, track, and enhance your stargazing experiences with tools for:
- Managing your astronomical equipment inventory with intelligent analysis features
- Tracking and monitoring your favorite observation locations
- Receiving personalized notifications about optimal weather conditions for stargazing
Explore Stargazer
Start Your Observations
There is nothing like admiring the wonders of the universe with your own eyes. To get started with observations, you'll need to set up some basic information in the following sections:
Key Features
Equipment
Have you ever tried to calculate all possible fields of view that your equipment is capable of? It gets complicated quickly, doesn't it? We can do that for you! Simply register your astronomical equipment, and we'll calculate useful statistics to help you decide which setup suits you best. Our system tracks telescopes, eyepieces, cameras, and accessories to provide comprehensive equipment analysis.
Places
Every astronomy enthusiast has their own set of favorite spots for stargazing. If you're tired of checking weather conditions at all of them, stargazer.earth can do that for you. Add your observation locations with precise geographical coordinates and elevation data, and we'll monitor weather conditions at each site.
Conditions
Are you tired of freezing in windy weather? Trying to capture perfect astrophotography and need ideal conditions? Or do you just want to be home at a decent hour? Set up your personal thresholds for cloud cover, humidity, temperature, wind speed, and visibility to customize what conditions are perfect for your journey into the stars.
Contribute!
If you know Python and have some time to spare on cloudy nights, you're welcome to help with the APTS library that powers stargazer.earth. Join our community of astronomy enthusiasts and developers to improve this platform.