SkyViewĀ® Lite

3.2
56.6K reviews
10M+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyViewĀ® Free and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView Free is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find popular constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate planets in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.

***Google Editor's Choice 2017***

Features:

• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space Navigatorā„¢ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.

What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
Updated on
Sep 23, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.2
55.3K reviews
Erica Brouillette
August 3, 2025
I like this app for constellations and stars. Looking at where the planets are is really cool, too, except, where's Pluto? My major gripe is that the app doesn't recognize where the moon is. It's right in front of me and I have my phone camera pointed right at it, but all shows is just stars. I've tried the figure-8 recalibration method several times, but the app still can't find the moon in the correct spot - it shows it a little ways to the left. Please fix.
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Stew Murray
September 24, 2025
Works great. I've tried a few different apps that didn't work as well. This one works very well.
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Mariana Marques
July 30, 2025
absolutely disgraceful, I used to have skyview lite on my previous phone and it worked perfectly, now, on my s24, it's all grey squares and uncalibrated star positioning. it seems it's a problem with newer phones. devs, please review your app, I used to love it and now I'm looking for alternatives. you'll lose users if you don't fix this issue
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What’s new

Dear Stargazer,

This update fixes a scene accuracy issue for more precise celestial positioning and includes various small bug fixes to enhance your stargazing experience.

Best,
Terminal Eleven