The Stars at Night
by stleary 5 (3 reviews)

The Stars at Night

Stars-at-night displays astronomical data for a specified location and date.

The Stars at Night ranks #14,004 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Sep 11, 2021. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.8 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.9.1 Current Version v1.9.1
Updated 5 years ago Last Update on 11 Sep, 2021
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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#14,004
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Active Installs
100+
-42.5%
KW Avg Position
14
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Downloads
6.6K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (3 reviews)

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Rank Changes

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Reviews & Ratings

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3 reviews
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Plugin Details

Version
1.9.1
Last Updated
Sep 11, 2021
Requires WP
4.6+
Tested Up To
5.8
PHP Version
7.0 or higher
Author
stleary

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Rating
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Reviews
3
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for site owners who want to show amateur astronomy data to visitors on a WordPress page. It calculates and displays sun, moon, planet, and ISS timing information for a given location and date range specified via shortcode parameters.

  • Sun/moon rise and set times
  • Astronomical twilight times
  • Planet visibility table
  • ISS visible pass times and directions
  • Configurable location via lat/long
  • Configurable timezone
  • Adjustable number of days shown
  • Separate shortcodes per data table

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about The Stars at Night

The sky is fully dark starting about 90 minutes after sunset. This is the evening astronomical twilight time. The sky stays fully dark until about 90 minutes before sunrise. This is the morning astronomical twilight time. These times are important for observers because they indicate when faint deep sky objects can be seen
Many PHP-based Sun calculators use an incorrect value for the zenith. This plugin uses the correct value. Search for 'zenith' in class-stars-at-night-manager.php for more information. I would like a change made to the input, output format, or anything else This plugin is driven by user requests. Just ask.
The Planet, ISS, and Iridium flare data is obtained by parsing the response to a GET request to http://www.heavens-above.com.
More is coming. Stay tuned! If you have a specific request, let us know.

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