Your Stunning Images Enshrined in the SkySafari Night Sky

  • Collections Commemorated

    Your hard-won astrophotos deserve more than a quiet afterlife as forgotten files or old AstroBin posts. Pinning them into your sky chart breathes new life into each frame, giving your efforts a place to live again & letting past nights return to the sky as familiar companions.

    A6 Lemmon imported from "adon" (Astrobin)  
  • Moments Memorialized

    Astrophotography is often a shared joy, captured with those who matter most. Pinning the images to your sky chart turns them into a quiet tribute to the nights you shared & the memories that linger. Revisit stunning captures together in SkySafari & the night shines deeper.

    R2 SWAN imported from "Old_sheep" (Astrobin)  
  • Every Photon, Precisely Placed

    Every photon has a story, and pinning your image places each one exactly where it belongs. Plate solving locks your capture to the sky itself, aligning effort, data, and starlight into quiet certainty. What you recorded isn’t just beautiful, it’s factual.

    NGC 2359 from "AccidentalAstro" (Astrobin)  
  • Build on Solved Foundations

    Pinning images to your sky chart transforms past captures into practical tools. Framing, orientation & field placement become instant reference points for future plans. The sky stops being a blank slate & starts behaving like a well-documented map.

    NGC 2023 from "AccidentalAstro" (AstroBin)  

The Features & Data Amateur Astronomers Deserve

  • Market Leading Databases

    SkySafari 8 Pro includes over 100 million stars, 3 million galaxies down to 18th magnitude & 750,000 solar system objects; including every comet and asteroid ever discovered. Plus, fully customize your sky chart with robust image integration options including AstroBin.com.

  • GAIA, PGC & Plate Solving

    Ensure your app is ready to go as far as your astronomical ambitions will take you by enabling the full suite of SkySafari 8 Pro data.

    Visit Settings --> On-Demand Data to fully supercharge your SkySafari experience.

  • Perfect Your Planning

    With SkySafari’s Multiple Fields of View, Rho Ophiuchi stops being a mystery cloud and starts behaving like a well-mapped dream. Toggle between lenses and telescopes to see exactly how the nebula fits your gear, from wide, milky sweeps to intimate, dust-rich details.

  • Trusted Observing Tools

    The Observe menu is your command deck: clean, quiet, and ready for orders. From planning sessions to dialing in equipment, every tap brings the night sky into sharper focus. Less fumbling in the dark, more time letting the universe do its thing.

  • A Close Eye on Your Images

    Bring your captures home by importing them to the Gallery, then let Plate Solve & Pin anchor each photon exactly where it belongs. Trigger StarPX Remote Solve (Premium members) when more power is needed to ensure your hard work & precision is fully appreciated in the SkySafari night sky.

  • Cloud Coverage You Welcome

    LiveSky.com quietly has your back, syncing your observing life without asking for applause. From equipment and sessions to lists and meticulous notes, everything stays safely tucked away and ready to return on command. Change or add devices, chase clearer skies, or just sleep better knowing nothing is lost to the void.

Anti-gravity granted

Orbit Mode

Blast off from the surface of Earth and encounter the Cosmos from the perspective of a spacecraft commander. Push beyond the atmosphere and enter a realm where you can glide between planets, swing through sweeping orbital arcs, and thread your way past moons and comets. With each maneuver, the sky stops being something you look at and becomes a place you can travel through, a vast navigable expanse where every world is suddenly within reach.

Red lights, cameras, action

Camera Configuration

Configure your SmartEye and cameras quickly and clearly, with options laid out for an intuitive setup. SmartEye aligns your view with a few simple taps, Alpaca-compatible cameras connect without fuss, and a range of popular smart scope setups stay as straightforward as the devices themselves. Simple choices, smooth setup....get ready to observe & image.

Your Daily Astrophotography Inspiration

Image of the Day

Discover the AstroBin Image of the Day showcased with full details and creator credits. Pin it directly to your Sky Chart for the richest, most immersive aesthetics.

Your custom curated cosmos

Tonight at a Glance

Bring together everything the sky is offering right now: Sun and Moon info, human-curated monthly calendar events, auto-generated finder events, plus the evening’s best deep-sky targets and standout solar system objects. A clear, simple snapshot of the night ahead.

extreme theme charts

App Customization

The thrilling version 8 experience is powered by deep configuration. Choose from multiple color schemes, adjust font sizing, and fine-tune your sky chart, because every bit of control counts on a ride as wild as astronomy.

Daily Deep Sky Dive

Calendar of Events

From headline events to the quiet magic of the deep sky, SkySafari’s calendar keeps you in sync with the cosmos. Track meteor showers and eclipses, then plan nights dedicated to exploring luminous nebulae, far-flung galaxies, and ancient star clusters. Because some of the most breathtaking sights in the universe don’t happen in a flash, they wait patiently for the right night to arrive.

Powered by SkySafari Technology

StarSense Explorer

Any Starsense Explorer push-to telescope owner can secure a supermassive upgrade over the free bundled SSE app. We developed the technology and created the original app...now join us for the preferred StarSense Explorer experience in SkySafari 8 Pro.

The Ultimate Astronomy App Awaits...

SkySafari makes stargazing & astrophotography a simple pleasure. It has the largest database of any astronomy app, includes every comet, asteroid, satellite & solar system object ever discovered, offers unparalleled accuracy, advanced planning and logging tools, flawless telescope control, and provides the very best experience under the stars when you depend on it. Don’t postpone joy...