Who is Skywarden for?

Skywarden is a consumer product built for astrophotographers.

Yes — Skywarden is free to use.

Is Skywarden still maintained?

Unverified. Skywarden has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Skywarden?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SixForty, Camera – Dual Photo, and Obscura — Pro Camera.

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Skywarden

skywarden.appPhotography

Skywarden is a web-based planning companion for astrophotographers. It recommends deep-sky objects using location, equipment, weather, visibility, altitude, brightness, and imaging difficulty, with sorting and sky-map views.

FreeWebCloud-managed

Visit skywarden.app

Overview

11 features

Skywarden sits in PulseGate's Photography category. It focuses on choosing suitable deep-sky astrophotography targets for a specific night, location, setup, and weather conditions. It is built as a consumer product for astrophotographers. Skywarden costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.

Among its 11 catalogued features are location setup, weather forecast, and target recommendations.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Location setup
Weather forecast
Target recommendations
Recommendation sorting
Usable-time ranking
Imaging-ease ranking
Maximum-altitude ranking
Brightness ranking
Sky map
Object type filters
English and German UI

Built with & integrations

Framework

Next.js

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Detected from

Next.js: x-nextjs-cache header · x-nextjs-prerender header · x-powered-by header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 18:05 UTC
Show HN: Skywarden – Smart astrophotography planning companion verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Skywarden

What does Skywarden do?: Skywarden focuses on choosing suitable deep-sky astrophotography targets for a specific night, location, setup, and weather conditions. It is catalogued under Photography on PulseGate.
Who is Skywarden for?: Skywarden is a consumer product built for astrophotographers.
Is Skywarden free?: Yes — Skywarden is free to use.
What platforms does Skywarden run on?: Skywarden runs on the web.
Is Skywarden still maintained?: Unverified. Skywarden has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Skywarden?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SixForty, Camera – Dual Photo, and Obscura — Pro Camera.SixForty Camera – Dual Photo Obscura — Pro Camera

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Built for: astrophotographers
Model: B2C
Solves: Choosing suitable deep-sky astrophotography targets for a specific night, location, setup, and weather conditions.

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-skywarden-smart-astrophotography-planning-compan-skywarden-app
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://skywarden.app/en

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