DIY & Hobbyist Tools
Skylive
TL;DR
A notification system that pings you when cool stuff happens in the sky so you don't have to be a professional astronomer to see a meteor shower.
Who is this actually for?
Amateur stargazers and night-sky photographers who are tired of missing eclipses because they forgot to check a calendar.
The Good
- Automates the tedious task of tracking celestial coordinates and event timings.
- Location-specific alerts mean you won't get hyped for an event that isn't visible from your backyard.
The Catch (Potential Downsides)
It is essentially a wrapper for astronomical data; if their upstream API goes down or changes its pricing, this tool is toast. Also, cloud cover doesn't care about your notifications.