Interactive Observatory
The Sky Over You
Your sky, live: hold the screen up like a star map (north at top, east on the left). The gold asterisk anchors the map to your observing location. Bright dots above the horizon line are up right now; dimmed ones are below your horizon. Drag the time slider to watch the sky move.
Los Angeles (default — set yours)Change observing location
Your observing location stays on this device.
Reading your sky…
The living sky · calculated time-lapse
Sit at the desk. Watch the sky turn. Tap a planet to see where it stands.
Sidera Lux
The Real Zodiac. The Real You.
Real sky positions · NASA/JPL ephemeris · method shown