DeepSkyCentral is your AI-powered astronomy companion for visual observers and astrophotographers. Plan your sessions, find your targets and manage your gear, all in one place. Made by astronomers, for astronomers.

TRY PRO FREE FOR 7 DAYS
Create a free account and get 7 days of full Pro access. No payment details needed, and nothing is charged when the trial ends. Keep exploring in Demo mode afterwards, with everything you set up saved for when you subscribe.

ASTRO AI, YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Ask anything about astronomy, imaging or equipment and get expert answers instantly. Astro AI recommends targets based on your location, your gear and the night's conditions, with weather insights built specifically for astronomical observing.

FIND YOUR TARGETS AND YOUR SKY
Use Target Finder and SkyView together with the FOV Image and Visual Framers to see exactly how a target will look through your telescope or camera before you head outside. Dark Sky Finder helps you locate the darkest nearby skies, and the Astro Calendar tracks moon phases, meteor showers, oppositions and eclipses, with interactive eclipse path maps.

WEATHER AND 10-DAY FORECAST MODELS
Every astronomer keeps a close eye on the weather. Astro AI summarises current and upcoming conditions, and the 10-day forecast gives you cloud cover, seeing, transparency and dew predictions. Pro adds live satellite weather and cloud radar.

FOV CALCULATOR AND FRAMER
See exactly what your eyepiece or camera sees through your rig and frame your favourite targets precisely. Pro adds mosaics, framing export and your personal Frame Library.

PLAN AND ORGANISE EVERY SESSION
Build Target Lists and Checklists, set up Equipment Profiles for your rigs, including smart telescopes such as Seestar, Dwarf and Celestron Origin, and use the Polar Alignment tool to get your mount dialled in fast. The Session Planner and Session Diary (Pro) let you plan and record every night under the stars.

BUILT FOR DARK SITES
Night Vision mode turns the entire app deep red to protect your dark adaptation at the eyepiece, across every screen and feature.

DETAILED TARGET DATA
See the best time of year and night to observe or image each target, where it sits in your sky, which filters to use, and a detailed target summary.

OVER 660,000 OBJECTS AND STARS, OFFLINE
Download catalogue packs to use at your dark sky site without signal: the complete NGC/IC catalogue, the Washington Double Star Catalog and Sharpless HII regions for narrowband imaging (about 170,000 objects with Essentials), plus advanced deep sky catalogues and a Gaia DR3 star field to magnitude 10 for precision framing and guiding (over 660,000 in total with Pro).

GO FURTHER WITH PRO
Astro AI Pro, live satellite weather and cloud radar, live aurora and solar activity, the Session Planner and Diary, an Image Library with plate solving, FITS file renaming and folder tools, unlimited locations and equipment profiles, and the Community Gallery and dark sky location sharing. Community content is moderated, and you can report content or block users at any time.

LEARN AS YOU GO
An extensive knowledge base, terminology library and tips help beginners find their way around the night sky, while Astro AI is on hand to go deeper.

Whether you're just starting out or refining an advanced astrophotography workflow, DeepSkyCentral brings everything you need into one place.

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