Light Pollution Map allows you to easily locate dark sites where the sky will not be affected by light pollution, allowing the best observance, star gazing, and photography of the night sky! But it's not just a light pollution map. There's many more features and tools for the hardcore astronomer. You'll soon realize Light Pollution Map is the only app you need to master the night. Scroll down and read to see the most important features:
Light Pollution Map
Integrated Light Pollution Map helps you find the darkest places near you for the best viewing of the night sky. Includes the ability to save and load your favorite dark sky locations, fully adjust the light pollution map overlay opacity and map type, and a unique "horizon safe radius tool" to avoid light pollution on the distant horizon!
Cloud Cover Map & Temperature Info
With an integrated cloud cover map and temperature indicator, always know before you even step outside if it's worth going outside to see the night sky!
Aurora Overlay
Overlay an Aurora layer on the Light Pollution Map to see where the best viewing of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) currently is.
ISS Tracker
Follow the international space station on a live map, see when it's flying above your location, who is currently on the ISS, view a live ISS webcam, and more!
Alerts & Notifications
Configure the app to send you alerts & notifications for the next meteor shower, super moon, or lunar eclipse. The app can also alert you when aurora activity is high and viewing is good at your current location, and alert you when the international space station will be flying above you.
Moon Information
Find moon phases and moon rise and set times for any date and any location. Also see more detailed info about the moon!
Live Aurora and Magnetic Field Info
See live information about the aurora such as KP value, viewing probability, magnetic field Bz, Density, and speed.
Astronomy Calculators
Get access to many different astronomy related calculators!
Live Aurora Webcams
Explore live aurora borealis webcams from around the world, and also see live graphs of the magnetosphere.
Moon Position Tool
Always know where the Moon will rise or set for any location, at any time and any date. Also has Moon Rise and Moon Set times.
Night Sky Calendar
Find the best days for meteor showers, lunar eclipses, and super moons for any day, past or present.
Live NASA SOHO Images
See live images of the Sun from NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.
Astronomy Photo of the Day
See an awesome new astronomy photo every day!
Widgets
Enable and put widgets on your android home screen to show aurora information, cloud cover percentage, temperature info, astronomy photo of the day, and the time total darkness begins and ends.
Night Mode & AMOLED Themes
Darken the app to either save battery life, or put out less light pollution in the dark when you are stargazing.
And a lot more!
Some features are not available in the free version and may require an additional in-app purchase. We offering several upgrade packs, or a monthly subscription with free trial.
Cloud layer fixed
Iss Tracking fixed
People in Space fixed
Iss live stream fixed
Aurora webcams fixed.
UI Improvements, improved layouts for landscape mode
Caching of Live location for few minutes
API data is cached
Location Manager improved
The location names of locations added in previous versions may not match after upgrade
Added location info to Widgets
Advanced aurora disabled, Darksky API is not longer available
Few bug fixed
Our first major app update in a long time! Sorry for the delay due to personal health issues and other concerns. This update fixes some major issues many were having with the app not recognizing the app as being genuine, as well as fixing other many bugs and problems.
There will be more updates fixing other minor bugs and issues over the next few weeks. Thank you for your patience and support!
v5.1.0
• New map legend key that follows Bortle scale.
• Map button colors are now easier to see when activated.
• Faster app loading.
• Fixed a bug where aurora button could become activated for free user but produce no result.
• Fixed a bug where some user would have to accept terms on every app launch.
• Fixed a crash when opening the astro calculators.
• Fixed a bug where the app would restart on the first time settings screen opened.
• Made some pop-ups less annoying.
Despite the big change in version number, this is not a major update. We are equalizing the version numbers with a major update for Apple devices coming soon.
• Some small bug fixes and performance enhancements throughout the app.
• Smaller app size.
• Faster app loading on splash screen.
• New menu layout.
• Subscription option added.
• Added internet connection check.
• Fixed ISS notification issues.
• New privacy settings screen.
• To save on resources and commit more time to developing the app, we are no longer offering tech support to free users. If you need help please consult the help / faq guides from the main menu. Pro version users will still receive tech support.
• Tech support tickets will now include your device make, model, and OS version to help us troubleshoot any issues.
• Sadly, we have removed some ISS information, as this information is no longer publicly provided by NASA.
• Updated ISS live camera URL to redirect to their youtube video.
-Sale: Pro version upgrade on sale for a limited time during the summer.
- Fixed a bug with aurora overlay button.
Fixed an issue where darkness countdown timer was not loading on some devices, and presenting a "cannot get data" error message.
* Updated code on the back-end for app to run more smoothly in preparation for AndroidX.
* Rearranged the menu a little bit.
* Special winter pricing is now over, and price has been raised to regular price for upgrades.
* Fixed a few bugs and crashes.
* Fixed an issue where the app did not remember language choice.
* Fixed an issue where cloud cover layer sometimes did not update on some devices.
* Fixed a bug where the intro screen would not show for some new users.
* Fixed an issue where the ISS tracker was not updating location properly for some users.
* Fixed a bug where ISS tracker alerts were sometimes not working.
* Fixed other misc. bugs and crashes.
Fixed many bugs and crashes.
Hello fellow astronomers! In this update, we fixed a bunch of bugs and crashes, made it easier to connect with us on social media, made it easier to contact us, and now the app will automatically notify you when you open it if there is an update available.
Hi friends! Just a quick update to fix a text color bug on the search bar.
Hello there! In this update, we fixed a few bugs, and made some ads less annoying.
v4.2.8 updated on 4/29/2018
• Fixed a few bugs that were causing the app to crash for some users.
v4.2.7 released on 4/24/2018
• Improved UI for smaller devices.
• Minor bug fixes and speed improvements.
v4.2.5 updated on 4/3/2018
• Minor bug fixes.
v4.2.2 updated on 3/17/2018• Fixed some bugs and crashes that were happening for some users.• Improved some code on the back-end to help us locate bugs causing crashes in future releases.
• New themes: Night Mode and AMOLED theme. Find them in the app settings.• Fixed a bug where cloud cover overlay would sometimes not update.• After purchasing any paid upgrade, the app now restarts automatically to apply the changes instantly.• Fixed some bugs causing crashes.• Fixed some problems with widgets not loading correctly for everyone.• New splash screen.• New intro screen for first-time installers.• Added a change-log to app.
1/28/2018 v4.2.0• New "astronomy photo of the day" screen.• New widget: "astronomy photo of the day".• Fixed bugs causing crashes on some devices.• Fixed some issues with widgets.• Fixed some user-reported bugs and glitches.• UI updates and improvements.
1/18/2017 v4.1.8• Fixed issue causing widgets to not function correctly.• Fixed some crash issues.• Fixed an issue where paid upgrades would not be recognized on some devices.• Fixed an issue with temperature units not converting correctly.
1/4/2017 v4.1.7• Fixed some layouts.• Fixed some widgets.• Fixed some text.
12/30/2017 v4.1.5• Fixed some issues causing crashing.• Fixed some bugs.• Updated some info sources, data should be a little bit more accurate now.
12/8/2017• Fixed some bugs causing crashes on some devices.• Improved speed of some interface items.• Fixed some other misc. issues.
11/21/2017• Fixed a small issue with in-app support system.
11/9/2017 v4.1.2• Fixed a bug that was causing the cloud cover overlay to not work for some users that purchased overlay upgrade pack.• Upgrade option from main menu is now invisible after you have purchased pro version of app.
8/21/2017- New FAQ / Help screen accessed from the menu where you can get help and support in the app.- New "Priority Support" where pro version users can get priority support.
8/1/2017- New cloud cover tile provider. Cloud cover overlay should now work much better.Coming soon: Animated cloud cover overlay!
7/24/2017- Graphics optimizations and speed improvements.- Minor text changes.
7/18/2017- Fixed an issue with the app sometimes not upgrading to Pro Version when user purchased it.
7/14/2017Graphic optimizations to make app run faster!
6/9/2017- Fixed a bug causing simple aurora map to not load.- Fixed a bug causing cloud cover overlay to sometimes not update.- New animated splash screen.- New animated moon phase screen.- New tutorial images.- Smaller file size.