About SkyMinute

SkyMinute is a daily, location-aware look-up at what's worth seeing in tonight's sky. The premise is small on purpose: five minutes outside. We tell you when to step out, where to look, and what you'll see — calculated for your exact location and combined with the cloud forecast for your hour.

Who it's for

Not amateur astronomers — they already have Stellarium and SkySafari. SkyMinute is for the rest of us: families with kids, people who want a "go outside" moment in their day, anyone curious about the sky without buying a telescope or learning constellations.

How it works

• Astronomy calculations run in your browser using open-source libraries (Astronomy Engine and SunCalc). No server-side logging of your location.
• Cloud cover comes from Open-Meteo for the hour you'd be outside.
• Aurora odds come from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.
• International Space Station orbit data comes from Celestrak.
• Meteor shower data follows the International Meteor Organization calendar.

What we believe

The sky is a free, daily, public good. Looking up is a small but real antidote to scrolling. We want SkyMinute to be the thing that gets you outside for five minutes tonight — and tomorrow night, and the night after.

Contact

This is a small independent project. Feedback and bug reports are welcome at hello@skyminute.com.