Sky Scanner
On mobile, use the live camera with automatic upward calibration and a lightweight Stellarium-style overlay for stars, constellation lines, aircraft, satellites and major Solar System objects. On desktop, upload the original camera photo for EXIF inspection.
After permission is granted, point the camera at the sky and hold it still for a short automatic calibration. No manual target alignment is used. Live photo and video capture are horizontal only.
Upload a photo
Choose the original photo from the camera whenever possible. The browser will show available EXIF information before submission. Missing EXIF does not block a report, but verification will be more difficult.
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For a live photo, tap the image to mark the object. Live overlays and sensor data are saved with the submission so the administrator can reconstruct what the camera was showing. Uploaded files are checked for EXIF first.
How identification works
Labels are an aid, not a final identification. Aircraft depend on available ADS-B coverage; satellites are calculated from current orbital elements; phone compass/orientation readings can contain error. A missing close match never proves that an observed object is unknown.
The server receives media only after you press Submit for review. It reads verification metadata first, stores a hash of the incoming file, then creates a lighter stored copy. Photos are resized/re-encoded and videos are transcoded to a web-friendly format. The heavy upload is not kept as the normal stored copy.
Aircraft: ADSB.lol · Satellite elements: CelesTrak · Solar System calculations: Astronomy Engine. Star/constellation overlay: lightweight local bright-sky catalogue.