Night Sky
A real-time star chart
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A real-time star chart for your location with an optional conditions overlay.
The chart renders a perspective view of the sky looking south — stars sized by magnitude, moon and visible planets marked, and optional constellation lines.
The overlay shows Bortle scale, NELM, moon phase & illumination, cloud cover, temperature, dew point, and a best-viewing window estimate.
📖 Plugin Guide
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalog & Skyfield · Open-Meteo · lightpollutionmap.info (VIIRS 2024) · Stellarium
Available settings
Location
City or address to centre the sky report on.
Examples: London, UK · Central Park, New York · Sydney, Australia
Example: London, UK
Constellations
Draw constellation stick figures on the star chart.
Lines sourced from Stellarium (Sky & Telescope modern culture).
Show Planet Names
Label each visible planet on the star chart.
Only planets above 5° altitude are shown.
Realistic Star Count
Limit stars to those actually visible under your local light pollution (Bortle/NELM).
When off, all catalog stars are shown regardless of sky brightness.
Show Info Panel
Show the conditions overlay on top of the star chart.
Includes: viewing verdict · moon phase & rise/set · Bortle/NELM · cloud cover · temperature & dew point · visible planets. Disable for a clean chart-only view.
Show all 8 options
During Daytime
How the plugin behaves when the sun is above the horizon.
Earliest night fast-forwards the chart to astronomical dusk.
Time Format
Display rise/set times in 24-hour or 12-hour (AM/PM) format.
Show Title Bar
Display the plugin name bar at the bottom of the screen.
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