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**Dark Skies 5.4 — Ready for iPhone Duo** A bigger view of the night ahead. Dark Skies now adapts to the new iPhone Duo, from the outer display to the spacious unfolded screen. - Refined layouts for Tonight, Best Nights, forecasts, and Maps across Duo display sizes. - Improved presentation as available screen space changes. - Additional interface polish and reliability improvements for everyday night planning. Find darker places. Choose better nights. Spend more time capturing the sky.
Don't waste a promising night in the wrong place. Dark Skies helps you find darker shooting locations, choose the best nights ahead, and plan Milky Way, Moon, and meteor photography with more confidence. Built for astrophotographers and night photographers, Dark Skies turns weather, darkness, moonlight, and location data into a clear answer: is tonight worth shooting? **FIND YOUR BEST SHOOTING LOCATION** Explore a satellite-measured light pollution map, discover nearby campgrounds, and compare places before you drive. Best Location helps you weigh your saved spots using night conditions, darkness, moonlight, timing, and distance. **PICK YOUR BEST NIGHT** Tonight brings your Night Score, recommended shooting window, key conditions, and suggested targets together in one practical Night Plan. Best Nights compares upcoming opportunities so you can spot promising nights at a glance, with an extended two-week outlook available through Pro. **PLAN THE SHOT** - Milky Way and Galactic Core planning - Moon phases, moonrise, moonset, and visibility - Meteor shower outlooks and peak timing - Astronomical twilight and dark-window timing - Cloud cover, weather, wind, and observing conditions - AR sky guidance - Star exposure calculator with camera and lens profiles **STAY READY IN THE FIELD** Switch to red-on-black Field Mode for a night-friendly view of what matters now and what happens next. Keep useful information close with Apple Watch, widgets, alerts, Siri, and Shortcuts. **BUILT FOR YOUR IPHONE** Dark Skies supports iPhone Duo with layouts that adapt between its outer and unfolded displays, giving your night plans room to breathe. **NO NOISE. JUST BETTER NIGHTS.** - Free to download, with optional Pro features - No ads and no account required - Privacy-focused by design - Saved locations and iCloud syncing Light measurements and forecasts are planning tools, not guarantees of visibility or access. Always check local conditions and permissions before heading out. Find darker skies. Plan smarter. Get the shot.