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About AstroDeck

Your real-time dashboard for space weather, aurora forecasts, satellite tracking, and astronomical events.

Our Mission

AstroDeck was created to make space data accessible to everyone. We aggregate real-time information from trusted scientific sources like NOAA, NASA, and CelesTrak, presenting it in a clean and intuitive interface. Whether you're an aurora chaser, amateur astronomer, satellite enthusiast, or just curious about what's happening in space, AstroDeck has you covered.

Why Does It Look Like a Terminal?

The first images humanity ever received from space were decoded on dark CRT screens, glowing green phosphor text scrolling across terminals in mission control rooms. From the Voyager telemetry data streaming through JPL consoles in 1977 to the real-time solar wind readings at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the story of space exploration has always been told through terminal interfaces.

AstroDeck's dark, monospaced aesthetic is a deliberate tribute to that legacy. The green-on-black palette isn't just a visual choice — it echoes the phosphor glow of the very screens that tracked Apollo missions, decoded the first satellite signals, and still today monitor the Sun's activity in real-time. When you read a KP index value here, you're seeing it the way space weather operators have for decades.

> We believe that data from the cosmos deserves an interface that respects its origin — raw, focused, and beautifully minimal. No distractions. Just you and the universe.

AstroDeck Mobile App

Take the cosmos with you! AstroDeck has an exclusive app for Android and Wear OS (smartwatch). Get real-time space weather alerts, aurora forecasts, satellite tracking, and more right on your phone or wrist.

Android App

Full AstroDeck experience on your phone

Wear OS App

Space weather on your smartwatch

Features

Aurora Forecast

Real-time KP index, aurora oval visualization, and probability maps to help you see the northern and southern lights.

Space Weather

Solar wind speed, magnetic field data, solar flare alerts, and geomagnetic storm monitoring from NOAA SWPC.

Satellite Tracker

Track the ISS, Starlink, and hundreds of other satellites in real-time on a live world map with orbit visualization.

APOD

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day with explanations from professional astronomers.

Data Sources

All data displayed on AstroDeck comes from publicly available scientific sources:

  • >NOAA SWPC — Space weather indices, solar wind data, geomagnetic alerts, and aurora forecasts
  • >NASA — APOD imagery, NASA POWER solar irradiance data, and planetary data
  • >CelesTrak — TLE orbital elements for satellite tracking
  • >SpaceWeather.com — Solar flare and geomagnetic storm reports

Contact

AstroDeck is developed by App Comin. For questions, suggestions, or partnership inquiries, visit our contact page.