Sky, Earth, and what moves on them.
Four maps that show different things at different scales. Two are stable atlases, two listen to public APIs and refresh in real time. The labels make clear which is which.
- Live
Star Map
Roughly 59,000 stars within 3,000 parsec of the Sun, with real astrometry and real spectral colours. Click any named star for its magnitude, distance and spectral class.
- Live
Light Pollution
NASA VIIRS satellite map of artificial sky brightness, the Bortle scale, and how it eats into your exposure time. Lifted from Astrophotal.
- Live · USGS
Earthquakes Live
The last 24 hours of seismic activity on a quiet world map. Each new quake pulses in as it arrives. USGS feed, plate boundaries optional.
- Live · NOAA
Aurora Tonight
A map of Europe showing the chance of seeing northern lights tonight, based on the current NOAA Kp index. Forecast for 1, 3 and 24 hours.
More maps land here over time.