A browser-native cosmic compass that shows the real-time positions of the solar system’s planets from your exact place and moment in time. It uses your device’s sensors to guide a precise 3D arrow in real time, all locally and without installation or accounts. Open it in your browser, turn around, and see how the planets align around you.
Hi, this is Sen 👋 I am a designer and vibe-builder.
This is a cosmic compass designed to help you momentarily detach from the present. It guides you to the locations of the eight planets in our solar system. You may not be able to see them, but they are always there.
Grant location access: This allows the compass to align the stars precisely with where you are standing on Earth.
Toggle the camera: Enable the AR mode to overlay the planetary positions onto your real-world view—see the invisible.
Customize your view: Tap the arrow icon to cycle through accent colors and match the interface to your current mood.
This project is special to me because it’s my very first independent launch. As a designer with no coding background, I used to rely on others to build my concepts. But with the power of Google AI Studio & Gemini, I built this app from zero to one by myself.
Cool. I used to like an app on the iPad that you could point at the night sky, and it would show the names of the constellations. I love stars and space!
@sunlinsen A cosmic compass through the galaxy using AR is fascinating! Making space exploration accessible through mobile devices brings astronomy to everyone.
How accurate is the star mapping when using phone sensors? Can users discover celestial events happening in real time? The Neptune feature Nika mentioned sounds intriguing.
Love that this makes learning about space interactive rather than just reading about it.
Integrate some interactivity about when some planets become visible from Earth! Maybe you can get this data from some resource. And the best location nearby or around the world where it's visible :)
Cool launch, there team! It looks like you’re building more than just a chat room—maybe a whole new kind of gathering. What’s the first interaction you hope someone has where they say, “Wow—this felt like being somewhere, not just logged in”? Excited to see where you take this.
Love this idea and love that you've not required registration. The only thing I'm finding in a laptop browser is that the level of magnification on the planets can be a little unsatisfying. When I go into dev tools and look at mobile view, it's much better. I think it might just need some tweaking on the responsive design element. Overall, great idea with the right motivations. I'm excited to see how it develops.
I fell in love with Neptune. Do you know what would it be cool? To have a look at how the sky looks from different planets. E.g. from the Mars, we would see red sky, from the Earth blue sky etc.
Hi, this is Sen 👋 I am a designer and vibe-builder.
This is a cosmic compass designed to help you momentarily detach from the present. It guides you to the locations of the eight planets in our solar system. You may not be able to see them, but they are always there.
Start navigation 🔗 https://thereapp.site
Here is how to start your journey:
Grant location access: This allows the compass to align the stars precisely with where you are standing on Earth.
Toggle the camera: Enable the AR mode to overlay the planetary positions onto your real-world view—see the invisible.
Customize your view: Tap the arrow icon to cycle through accent colors and match the interface to your current mood.