AstroBuddyWeb

AstroBuddy

AstroBuddy is a location-based astronomy event tracker. Discover celestial events (like meteor showers, ISS passes, and moon phases) visible from your current location. Minimal, responsive, and easy to use.

Features

• Landing page with location detection or manual city entry
• Dashboard with upcoming celestial events and sky visibility
• Event details modal and save-to-localStorage (“My Events”)
• Responsive design (Bootstrap)
• About page with credits
• Mock data for celestial events and weather (easy to swap for real APIs)

Tech Stack

• Django (Python) for backend
• HTML/CSS/JavaScript for frontend
• Bootstrap for styling
• NASA API + OpenWeatherMap API (mocked for demo)

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repo and navigate to the project folder:

   git clone <repo-url>
   cd AstroBuddy
   

2. Install dependencies (create a virtual environment recommended):

   python -m venv venv
   venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows
   pip install django
   

3. Run migrations:

   python manage.py migrate
   

4. Start the development server:

   python manage.py runserver
   

5. Open your browser: Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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• To use real NASA or weather APIs, update the logic in astroapp/views.py.
• For questions or contributions, open an issue or PR!