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Night Sky Guide on Windows Pc

Developed By: Shiny Objects LLC

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 106 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.1
Size 13.6 MB
Release Date May 07, 18
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Welcome to Night Sky Guide 2.1Version 2.1- Added Telrad circles to constellation chartsVersion 2.0Expanded list of Deep Space Objects:- 1,570 DSOs included-... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Night Sky Guide is a field guide to find the planets, galaxies, nebula, star clusters and other deep space objects.

It is designed to help you be successful in astronomy events su... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Night Sky Guide and install on Windows PC. Night Sky Guide is free Education app, developed by Shiny Objects LLC. Latest version of Night Sky Guide is 2.1, was released on 2018-05-07 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Night Sky Guide is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 106 users, 27 users had rated it 5*, 47 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Night Sky Guide on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Night Sky Guide on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Night Sky Guide on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Night Sky Guide using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Night Sky Guide" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Night Sky Guide on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Night Sky Guide" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.1.

Download Night Sky Guide 2.1 on Windows PC – 13.6 MB

Night Sky Guide is a field guide to find the planets, galaxies, nebula, star clusters and other deep space objects.

It is designed to help you be successful in astronomy events such as a Messier Marathon, completing an observing program, or just out enjoying an evening with your telescope.

By knowing, real time, which DSO's are above and where they are in the sky, you can spend less time looking at lists and more time viewing. The many display options help ensure you don't miss out on seeing that favorite galaxy or nebula!

Features:
* - Includes 1,570 Deep Space Objects, including all DSOs in the Pocket Sky Atlas
* - Includes the planets and the Messier, Caldwell and Herschel 400 lists
* - Works as a real-time observing list, letting you know what's in the sky above
* - Provides up-to-the-minute altitude and azimuth and rise/transit/set times
* - Constellation maps and page numbers for common sky atlases
* - Easy-to-use viewing list plus detailed info for each DSO
* - Includes the ability to search by name and object identifier
* - Sort and display options to prioritize your viewing order
* - Observation log to keep track of your progress
* - Ability to export your observation logs and track your progress
* - Use GPS or define your own viewing locations

The Messier objects are a collection of 110 galaxies, nebulae and star clusters that are popular targets for amateur astronomers of all experience levels and binoculars or small telescopes. The Caldwell list includes 109 deep space objects and is a great next step after the Messier list. The Herschel 400 provides an even greater challenge for observing deep space objects.

The Astronomical League sponsors observing programs for the Messier, Caldwell and Herschel 400 objects. This app was designed to help you successfully complete any of these programs.

Even if you complete all the observing programs, with 1,570 objects in the app you should be able to enjoy years of searching the night sky.

Night Sky Guide can be used standalone or in conjunction with a sky atlas to star hop your way around the constellations. Spend less time trying to decide what to observe and more time observing!

Plus, Night Sky Guide is completely free, ad-free and open source!
Welcome to Night Sky Guide 2.1

Version 2.1
- Added Telrad circles to constellation charts

Version 2.0
Expanded list of Deep Space Objects:
- 1,570 DSOs included
- All galaxies, nebulae and clusters shown in Pocket Sky Atlas
- Herschel 400 objects included
- Turn Left At Orion page numbers

New Features:
- Search by object id or name
- Filter by magnitude, type
- Transit time for all DSOs
- Time localization
- Astronomical League Observing Guidelines
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.