Light Pollution Map - Dark Sky5.6.2

Light Pollution Map allows you to easily locate dark sky locations where the sky will not be affected by light pollution, allowing the best observance, star gazing, and photography of the night sky! But it's not just a light pollution map. There's so much more, such as aurora borealis live viewing map, meteor shower alerts, super moon alerts, lunar eclipse alerts, moon phases and info, aurora and magnetic field information, international space station tracker, and a lot more! Light Pollution Map will help you master the night sky..

List of all features:
. Highly accurate, customizable and interactive light pollution map to find dark sky viewing locations near you.
. See live aurora borealis information such as KP value, magnetic field information, and more for the hardcore aurora chaser.
. Live aurora borealis visibility map for northern and southern hemisphere, with additional timelapse options.
. Aurora information widgets (today widget).
. ISS Tracker with live updates about the international space station including the location, visibility, velocity, altitude, and more.
. Night sky event calendar allows you to find dates for lunar eclipses, super moons, and meteor showers.
. Live images of the Sun via NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.
. Darkness countdown timer until the darkest period of night so you know when the night sky will be the darkest. Also let you know when it starts getting light outside.
. Astronomy photo of the day directly from NASA! A new one every day to look at!
. Local temperature indicator to know if you need to bring a sweater before you even step outside.
. Local cloud coverage indicator to know if you will be able to see anything before you step outside.
. Cloud cover overlay on the main map to find clear sky locations at night.
. Settings to customize the app.
. Moon information such as moon phase, moon rise, and moon set times, days of next full moon and new moon, etc.
. Moon direction tool which allows you to find where the moon will be, at any time, any date, for any location.
. Enable a horizon safe radius circle to avoid light pollution from nearby cities on the map.
. Local Aurora Borealis (Northern/Southern Lights) alerts and push notifications.
. Global Aurora Borealis Activity alerts and push notifications.
. Meteor shower alerts and push notifications.
. Super moon alerts and push notifications.
. Lunar eclipse alerts and push notifications.
. Save and load your favorite dark sky locations.
. Navigate to your saved locations using the Apple Maps app.

Some features above require an optional in-app purchase to upgrade to the pro version. Every purchase helps us to continue running and developing the app and is much appreciated.

Note: Light Pollution Map loads data online. Internet connection or wifi is required, and we are not responsible for any data usage chargers from your provider.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Version History Fixed Astranauts info not showing up 5.6.2 Sep 28 Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Improved location search to help you find more places 5.6.1 Sep 25 Fixed an issue with GPS location not updating
Moon Direction screen now shows moon times in the selected location's timezone
Simplified adding a new location
UI improvements for iPad and iPhone
Added the Bortle image back
Tapping the Bortle image now opens the Bortle screen
Fixed Local Aurora Alerts
Improved Meteor, Super Moon, and Eclipse Alerts
Improved the Night Event Calendar
Improved widget performance and reliability
Improved notification reliability
Various bug fixes and performance improvements 5.6.0 Sep 11 Added Bortle information
Fixed Global Aurora Alerts
Temporarily disabled Local Aurora Alerts
Improved Meteor, Super Moon, and Eclipse Alerts
Improved the Night Event Calendar
Updated the About screen
Added helpful hints to the ISS screen
Improved widgets and their reliability
Improved notification reliability
Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Removed social media references 5.5.6 Aug 10 Fixed the Main Screen Info.
Improved widgets and widget reliability.
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy links updated 5.5.1 Jul 13 Fixed crash in moon information screen
Fixed crash in the Moon Direction Tool screen
Fixed Aurora Alerts
Improved Meteor/ Super Moon/Eclipse Alerts
Improved Night Event Calendar 5.5.0 11/29/2025 Added Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA) for subscription in purchase screen and in App Store description 5.4.2 07/21/2025 Fixed major bug after launch
Fixed others bugs
Modern, responsive UI optimized for iPhone and iPad in both portrait and landscape modes.
Improved many features of the app. 5.4.0 07/11/2025 Minor UI Changes 5.3.1 03/17/2025 Major update to v5, in this version we have totally improved the app and added many new features. Please bare with us on this major update and report any bugs you may find. 5.3.0 03/12/2025 In this update, we fixed a few memory leak issues, so now the app should use less memory on your iPhone and run a bit smoother. 4.3.9 07/11/2019 - Cloud layer zoom restriction changed to allow more flexible map zooming while cloud layer is active.
- Cloud layer opacity increased for more visibility, and no longer changes opacity with slider.
- Fixed a bug where cloud layer would become enabled by default, causing poor app performance.
- Removed cloud layer option from the add location map.
- Cleaned up the app code in other places for improved app performance. 4.3.8 07/03/2019 - Fixed several issues causing app crashes on some devices, in particular a crash happening on iPhone XS Max when location manager tool is used. 4.3.7 06/26/2019 In this update, we improved the saving of the cloud layer data for improved performance and server stability. 4.3.6 06/21/2019 * Switched to a new server for cloud cover map data, now it should work much better with no more missing cloud layer.
* Map now zooms out when cloud layer is loaded to show better visibility.
* Cleaned up the code a bit on the back-end to improve app performance. 4.3.5 06/05/2019 * Fixed a bug where the location search was not working on some devices.
* Migrated the code on the back-end to Swift5 for future compatibility and app performance. 4.3.4 06/01/2019 * Better moon and sun info.
* Removed some things in the code that weren't being used for better app performance.
* Fixed a few minor bugs and typos. 4.03.03 02/10/2019 Hi friends! In this update, we made the timezones more accurate on some screens to match the manual location better. 4.3.01 08/31/2018 Hello friends, version 4.3 is here! New features: Location manager (use locations other than your own), automatic app update checker, new contact form and ticket creation. Improvements: New menu with better layout, hide more items on the light pollution map so you can see it better, use the map in landscape mode with your phone horizontal, better graphics, and more. Oh yeah - lots of bug fixes too! 4.3.00 08/13/2018 In this version, we added a few new features and fixed a few bugs! Now you can see an astronomy photo of the day, with a new one for you every day. We also made the depiction of the moon on the moon information screen more realistic looking! 4.2.0 05/10/2018 11/27/2017 v4.1.3
We have fixed some bugs and added a crash reporting system to help alleviate some crashes that some users have reported. 4.1.3 11/28/2017 v4.1.2
• Fixed a bug causing widgets to not work for some users.
• Fixed a bug causing the location search to not find some locations. 4.1.2 10/26/2017 v4.1.1
• Fixed some bugs that were causing upgrade to pro version to not be recognized for some users.
• Added a "Like us on Facebook" menu item. Liking us on Facebook is the best way to stay updated with the latest news, announcements, updates, discounts, and more!
• Fixed some bugs that were causing crashing on new iOS v11. 4.1.1 10/21/2017 Here's what's new in version 4.1.0:
• ISS Tracker now updates the location correctly.
• ISS Tracker now shows more info about the ISS; such as velocity, altitude, visibility, and more!
• Moon Phase / Info screen now shows more information about the current day's Moon, such as visibility, illumination, age, angle, and more!
• Moon Phase / Info screen now shows the next full moon and new moon dates.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the light pollution map from not loading correctly on some devices.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the maps underlay from not loading correctly on some devices.
• Aurora Info screens merged and show more information about the aurora now. 4.1.0 09/23/2017 Version 4 is here! Here's what's new:
- New ISS Tracker to see where in the world the International Space Station is over.
- New Aurora borealis information with KP values, magnetic field information, and more!
- New Moon direction tool! See what direction the moon will be in, for any date, time, or location!
- Added today widgets, now you add them on your device home screen to see live aurora information and more, without having to have the app open!
- Added new map layers for satellite, terrain, and hybrid map types on the light pollution map.
- Added premium live support for pro version users.
- Other misc. bug fixes and improvements. 4.0.0 09/16/2017