Backyard Stargazing Gear
Mission · Solar System
Pilot your ship. Visit every world.
0 / 8 worlds visited
Fly to a world

Click to auto-fly · or pilot — ↑↓ thrust ←→ turn · C deploy panels to recharge (hold still)

Mission Briefing

Explore the Solar System

You're piloting a ship past the planets. Fly to each world to learn what makes it tick — and what it looks like through a backyard telescope.

1Tap a planet, its name, or a chip to auto-fly there.
2Or pilot manually — ↑ ↓ thrust, ← → turn (or WASD). Fly close to a world to learn it.
3Mind your power — thrust drains it. Press C to deploy solar panels and recharge (hold still).
4Visit all 8 worlds · tap Map to zoom out · or watch SpaceX → Mars.

Hooked yet?

You've flown past them. Now see them for real.

Seeing Saturn's rings with your own eyes beats any photo. Here's roughly what each backyard telescope reveals — then the gear to make it happen.

See it for yourself

What can you actually see?

Pick a telescope and a target. The eyepiece simulates roughly how much its aperture reveals — bigger aperture gathers more light and resolves finer detail. The scope in the sky above changes to match.

Telescope
Target
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