Observed arrival · 2026-09-07
rotating.earth, the night-sky detective
A privacy-minded astronomy tool that plate-solves night-sky photos and overlays the stars, planets, constellations, and coordinate grid.
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The solver uses EXIF location, timestamp, and lens information as a rough starting point, then matches the star pattern and models wide-angle curvature before drawing the result in the browser. The page specifically targets handheld, noisy phone frames and says a straight-line projection can drift by around a degree across a 70-degree field. Uploads are described as deleted after solving, while coordinates remain attached to the solve rather than to a name.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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