Stargazing resources

November 2024 – March 2025

Stargazing Resources

Apps:

Stellarium

On Google Play for Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noctuasoftware.stellarium_free&hl=en

On Apple app store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stellarium-mobile-star-map/id1458716890

Web:

https://stellarium.org

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

NASA – all things space!

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/canada/fredericton

Night sky live from your location (like the app, but on your computer.  You can virtually look around the sky.

Facebook Groups:

https://www.facebook.com/astrobythebay

Astronomy by the Bay is a group of amateur astronomers based in Saint John.  They host a Sunday night astronomy show where they talk about upcoming celestial events, and all things sky.  They also host public events where members show up with telescopes and let the public use them.  Check out their events as they do these around the province.

Actual Groups:

Saint John Astronomy Club: https://sjastronomy.ca/

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – New Brunswick Centre https://rascnb.ca/