According to the Adafruit Blog, Cosmodial is a free, open-source star atlas that runs directly in your browser. Input your location and it will identify what you're looking at in the night sky—whether that bright point is actually a planet or just a luminous star. The tool includes a red-light filter mode to preserve night vision during stargazing sessions, and was developed by KilledByAPixel on GitHub.

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