Night Sky Foundation

Night Sky Foundation’s aim is to improve access to education for disadvantaged people, with a particular focus on education with digital technology.

[Night Sky @NightSky]

Night Sky is #AppoftheDay on the @AppStore today in the US! 🎉🌌📲

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[Night Sky @NightSky]

We're excited to announce the launch of Night Sky 13! 13.0 brings the biggest visual enhancement to Night Sky in years, with 88 all new 3D Glass Constellations! Admire the high level of detail for your favorite constellations on Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple TV! Night Sky 13 also brings support for iOS/iPadOS 18 & visionOS 2! Available now only on the @AppStore! 🌌🎉 #NightSkyApp #iOS18 #visionOS2 #AppStore

[Night Sky @NightSky]

Night Sky wins a total of *4* 2024 @TheWebbyAwards! Webby Winner & Webby Peoples Voice Winner for ‘Best Use of Augmented Reality’, and Webby Winner & Webby Peoples Voice Winner for ‘Learning & Education’! Thank you to all of our users for your constant support over many years! 🥳🌌📲🏆🏆🏆🏆 #Webbys

[Night Sky @NightSky]

2024 #SolarEclipse day has arrived! Experience this rare event with @NightSky. We have an in-app tour, guiding you through the eclipse from several major locations. You can also monitor the Moons progression across the Sun live from your current location. Hoping for clear skies wherever you are!
🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕
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[Night Sky @NightSky]

It’s with sadness we say goodbye to a member of the Night Sky family - Bow.

Bow was the inspiration and model cat for my very first app - iPet Photo, and she featured in that apps marketing back in 2009. iPet Photo led to many other apps eventually leading to Night Sky. Bow has been by my side for almost 20 years, and in that time she was next to me from the very first submission of Night Sky to the App Store in 2011, and every single update since.

Bow has always sat patiently listening to the keys tapping away on the Mac keyboard as every app update came together, and very often decided to make MacBook Pro the perfect heated cat bed (as I’m sure a lot of cat parents understand)! She ended up with her own heated cat bed right next to my workstation in the Night Sky studio as well.

Thank you Bow for all your years of being there, being patient and years of friendship. It’s only fitting we acknowledge her in this way, as she truly was part of the roots of my app development and background story of Night Sky. I’ll think of you whenever I look up to the stars.

Andy Weekes @aweekes
Founder - Night Sky

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

Fantastic to see the grant we gave to @TuringTrust having a real impact in Malawi! It provided 200 computers to multiple schools reaching 2301 students! A big thank you to the wonderful people at The Turing Trust for making this happen! 🇲🇼 🖥️

[Flamingo Chicks @FlamingoChicks]

Here’s our wonderful volunteer Chris, part of the Art in Motion project at @_SpikeIsland #Bristol making some incredible space backdrops for our @NightSkyFDN Wonder Workshops. 🌙✨

Thank you Chris, we are so lucky to have your talents!

#VolunteeringForAll #Bristol #Creative

[Flamingo Chicks @FlamingoChicks]

The 195th Brownies from #Bristol have been getting creative making shooting stars and sensory space backdrops for our @NightSkyFDN workshops! Their hard work will also go towards their Charity Badge. Thank you for helping transport our Chicks to ‘out of this world’ worlds! ✨ 🚀

[Lightyear Foundation @lightyear_fdn]

With funding from @NightSkyFDN, we recently took a brilliant Work Inspiration Trip at Sensus Futuris at the University of Surrey with students from Pond Meadow School. 

One student commented: "This was the best day of my life, I want to come back every day!"

#Charity #SEN #STEM

[Anthony Collins @ACSLLP]

The creator of stargazing app Night Sky wanted to set up a #charity to improve access to digital technology for those in difficult circumstances. We helped establish the @NightSkyFDN.

Read more in our 50th anniversary Social Impact Report - https://t.co/kAXSLCpcbN

[Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support @MACSthecharity]

A massive thank you to
@NightSkyFDN for this incredibly generous donation to help fund much-needed equipment for MACS members.
Foundationhttps://twitter.com/NightSkyFDN/status/1638925775100608513?s=20

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

We recently provided a grant to @FlamingoChicks. They give disabled children the opportunity to dance. Our grant enables 30 ‘Night Sky Wonder Workshops’ to take place with activities including ‘Orbit’ & ‘Rocket Launch’. A great way to dance & learn about space! 🕺💃🪐🌘🚀

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

Last week we provided the first part of a significant grant to @TuringTrust. They support education in sub-Saharan Africa by reusing computers & improving teacher training with IT. Our grant will provide 400 reused computers to 20 Malawian schools to benefit 7000 students. 🖥️🌍🇲🇼

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

We’re happy to have given a grant this month to @MACSthecharity - they support children without eyes or undeveloped eyes. Our grant allows them to buy much needed specialist equipment including 1 x Braillenote Touch 32, 1 x JAWS software & 4 Apple iPads.📱⌨️

[Lightyear Foundation @lightyear_fdn]

We’re thrilled to have been awarded a grant of £3740 from @NightSkyFDN which will enable us to create a new technology Lab, a tech themed work inspiration trip & an immersive planetarium experience! Breaking down barriers to getting more disabled children interacting with STEM!

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

Today we gave a grant to ‘Able Kidz’. They make a disabled child’s educational journey a fulfilling & positive experience with use of specialist equipment. Our grant provides 2 iPad’s, 15 support sessions for someone with cancer, voice amplifier & a visual calculator.📱❤️🔊🧮

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

Today we’ve given a grant to @lightyear_fdn, they break down barriers for disabled children participating in STEM. With this grant they are launching the ‘Night Sky Foundation Technology Programme’, to leverage core projects of Lightyear Foundation!💡🔭🪐

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

We’re delighted to award a grant to the charity @2MakeThemSmile. Our grant covers the cost of 2 computers for 2 children with Asperger’s & ASD. It also covers an educational trip to the @spacecentre, with food & transport for 30 children from disadvantaged backgrounds.🖥️ 🖨️ 🚀 🪐

[BAND Ltd, Bristol Association for N'hood Daycare @band_ltd]

Thanks so much to the @NightSkyFDN for their generous grant. BAND are thrilled & we look forward to running this training to help keep children safe from harm in the near future - watch this space! #childcare #playwork #esafety

[Night Sky Foundation @NightSkyFDN]

We’re thrilled to have made our first grant to @band_ltd! This is to fund 2 of their ‘E-safety Courses’ in 22/23. Courses for adults who work with young people, to help identify risks & develop age appropriate e-safety conversations. 🖥️📱✨(Images used with permission from BAND).