I built a free desktop session planner that exports to NINA — would love feedback before a wider release

Software

Long-time imager, occasional code-writer. Got tired of the planning shuffle (Stellarium → napkin math → Telescopius → hand-type into NINA) so I built one tool that does the whole flow.

It's called Lightbucket Astro Planner. macOS and Windows, free, no account, no cloud.

It's at version 1.0.0. Builds aren't code-signed yet so there's a one-time security warning to bypass on first launch (instructions in the README).

Repo: https://github.com/LightbucketAstro/lightbucket-astro-planner

What I'd love feedback on:

  1. Anything obviously wrong or weird in the workflow

  2. Features that feel missing for your rig

Clear skies.

LBA

Posted May 7, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC

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