Guides
How to plan a night under the stars
A small set of guides that go deep rather than wide. Each one explains a single thing that actually decides whether your night is worth it — and links straight into the tool so you can act on it.
Start here Getting started · 6 min read
New to stargazing? Start here — what you can see tonight with just your eyes
No gear, no jargon — what’s really up tonight, the three things that make or break a night, and how to plan your first one.
Beginner Forecasting · 8 min read
How to read a cloud-cover forecast for stargazing
Why the single "cloud cover %" misleads stargazers, and how to read low/mid/high layers instead.
Beginner Dark skies · 8 min read
The Bortle scale: what you can actually see at each level
A level-by-level, honest walkthrough of what the night sky shows from Bortle 1 to Bortle 9.
Beginner Planning · 7 min read
How the Moon phase changes what you can see
Phase alone is half the picture: what matters is how much moonlight is up during your dark hours.
Has a telescope Equipment · 11 min read
How to plan a Seestar night: what to image, and when it pays off
What a Seestar really does (and doesn’t), what you can image from a Bortle 8 backyard, and how to pick the target and the night together.