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What's new

The notable changes in each version of Asteria. Smaller fixes and improvements aren't listed.

Version 1.0.65

8 November 2026

• Install Asteria as an app from the menu: one tap in Chrome and Edge, and step-by-step instructions on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Firefox for Android. Opened Asteria from Instagram or Facebook? The menu shows how to continue in your own browser and install it from there.

Version 1.0.61

6 November 2026

• Compass mode now points to true north: the sensor's magnetic heading is corrected for your location.
• Telescope mode (beta): lay your phone on the telescope tube and the chart shows where the telescope is pointing. Start it from compass mode, and calibrate on a star or planet for a better aim. Your field-of-view circles work here too.

Version 1.0.60

4 November 2026

• Links can open the app with the full chart: add /panels/hidden/ to the address to start without the side and bottom panels.
• Links can jump to tonight: /date/tonight/ moves the time to the first observing window of the night, or of the selected object, unless it is already observable.

Version 1.0.59

4 November 2026

• What's new: this list of changes, in the menu and in About. After an update, a short message tells you which version you're on.
• Observing planner tour: a constellation in your results is now visited first, followed by its objects at one shared moment — planets, then stars, then deep-sky objects and meteor showers, brightest first.

Version 1.0.57

2 November 2026

• Constellation lines adapt to the sky: light lines on a dark sky, dark lines in daylight and twilight, so they stay readable.

Version 1.0.56

2 November 2026

• Compass mode has a steadier heading on Android: the view follows the gyroscope and no longer jumps near magnetic interference.
• Selecting a constellation fits its whole outline in view, and keeps it framed while following it in real time.

Version 1.0.55

1 November 2026

• Add an event to your calendar: Google Calendar, or a calendar file for Apple, Outlook and others, timed to the best viewing window at your location.

Version 1.0.54

1 November 2026

• Share through your device's own share sheet. Shared links to events and objects now show a preview with their title and description.

Version 1.0.53

31 October 2026

• Support Asteria now has its own place in the menu.

Version 1.0.52

30 October 2026

• Supporter memberships: support Asteria with a yearly Lunar or Solar membership and unlock extra features.
• Supporters can choose which cloud forecast the observing advice is based on.

Version 1.0.50

30 October 2026

• Tap a compass direction on the horizon (N, NE, E, …) to turn and face that way.
• My locations are now sorted darkest sky first.

Version 1.0.49

27 October 2026

• The cloud cover percentage is shown on the time line, in the info panel and in the detailed forecast.
• Click or drag the detailed weather forecast to change the chart time.