StarScope
Free astronomy dashboard for observers outside the US/UK
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HN · launched Jun 15, 2026 · 22 upvotes (top 24%) · 0 views
Niche: stargazing and astronomy weather apps · 90 launches, 12 in the last 7 days ▼ -29% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Analytics & BI
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes The platform is an astronomy data aggregator and dashboard that polls publicly available scientific feeds (arXiv, NASA GCN, MPC, NOAA) and displays them in a modern web view.
Discussion
2 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Clear Outside, Arxiv, NASA GCN, Sky & Telescope, APOD
Concerns raised: Mobile UI scrolling area too small at bottom of screen, Existing tools don't work properly for southern hemisphere observers
Feature requests: Feedback on "Worth It Tonight?" scoring weighting for experienced observers
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 381 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #85 of 382 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 226 days after the earliest competitor.
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- opnsense-observatory · github · 2026-09-20 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Live Sun and Moon Dashboard with NASA Footage · hn · 2026-04-28 · 224 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- 2piClock · ph · 2026-10-08 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Earth-clock · hn · 2026-07-15 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.51
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