Almanac for Spyglass Astronomy
by Acrogenous
Almanac for Spyglass Astronomy lets players record spyglass observations of celestial bodies in a book, and copy that book to others.
What it does
The mod adds a single item, an Almanac, which is crafted by combining a written book with quills and a number of other ingredients. Players obtain a copy by right-clicking the Almanac without sneaking, which opens its readable information. Almanacs can be duplicated by crafting them the same way a written book is copied.
Entries are saved through a shift-right-click on a cartography table, so observations made with the spyglass can be stored in the book. The Almanac covers constellations and the bodies that orbit, and its tooltip shows the process used to author each part. Because it is a bulk-copyable book, one Almanac can be shared across a server or a group of players.
The mod works on Fabric only, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and both the server and every player need it. Almanac for Spyglass Astronomy is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Celestial body records
Constellations and orbiting bodies observed through a spyglass can be written into an Almanac.
Cartography table saving
A shift-right-click on a cartography table saves a spyglass astronomy entry into the Almanac.
Copyable books
An Almanac is copied in bulk by crafting it the same way a written book is duplicated, with quills.
Readable tooltips
The tooltip shows the process used to author each entry, so the reader knows how a record was made.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use the spyglass for astronomy in survival or adventure worlds, and server owners who want shared constellation notes for their players.
How it compares
Astrocraft is a Fabric and Quilt mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, client-side only and released under the MIT License, so servers can run without it. Insightful Spyglass is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 only, client-side only and under All rights reserved, which means its code is not open source. Spyglass Only HUD is open source under the MIT License, client-side only and published for 1.20.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almanac for Spyglass Astronomy | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-11-18 |
| Astrocraft | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-05-10 |
| Insightful Spyglass | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-06-06 |
| Spyglass Only HUD | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does Almanac for Spyglass Astronomy need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does the mod support?
Which game versions have files?
Can Almanacs be copied between players?
In the catalog
Almanac for Spyglass Astronomy is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
This is a simple mod that adds one item: The Astronomy Almanac. It is crafted as such You can save your Spyglass Astronomy Stars, Constellations and Orbiting Bodies to the Almanac by shift-right-clicking on a cartography table with it.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/almanac-for-spyglass-astronomy
- Owner
- Acrogenous
- Published
- 2024-05-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15