# Solar Beam: James Webb Images > A curated gallery of the James Webb Space Telescope's greatest images with real captions, plus NASA's picture of the day, asteroids and 4K wallpapers. - Page: https://midgarcorp.cc/solarbeam/ - Developer: Midgar Oy (https://midgarcorp.cc/) - Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro - Category: Photo & Video - Price: Free download; in-app purchases: Monthly $4.99, Annual $19.99, Lifetime $39.99 (US prices) - Current version: 5.2.0 (released 2026-11-03) - Requires: iOS 18.0 or later - Age rating: 4+ - Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, ZH, ES - First released: 2024-09-29 - App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/solar-beam-james-webb-images/id6705124497 - Support: https://midgarcorp.cc/solarbeam/support/ - Privacy policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/solarbeam/privacy ## The James Webb Space Telescope, on every screen you own A curated gallery of Webb's greatest images — each with its real caption, credit, distance and sky coordinates — plus NASA's picture of the day and the asteroids passing Earth right now. Free on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro. ## Highlights - Webb's (JWST) most iconic images, curated — with real captions, credits and distances - A "Where Is Webb" dashboard: mission age, its L2 orbit 1.5M km out, +50°C to −236°C - Free to download — NASA's daily picture and the asteroid tracker are never gated ## Features ### Curated Webb Gallery Webb's greatest images — the Cosmic Cliffs, the Pillars of Creation, deep fields and more — grouped into collections and shown with their real captions, credits, distances, and sky coordinates. Search for any target. ### Where Is Webb A status dashboard for the telescope itself: how long it's been in space, its orbit 1.5 million km (about a million miles) away at Lagrange Point 2, and the astonishing gap between its sun-facing side and its supercooled instruments. ### 4K Wallpapers Save any Webb image as a 4K wallpaper for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV — straight from the source, at full resolution. Part of Solar Beam Premium. ### Picture of the Day NASA picks one image of the cosmos every day. Solar Beam puts the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) front and center — and when you want the science, one tap generates plain-language AI facts about what you're looking at. ### Asteroid Tracker See what's passing Earth in real time: how close each asteroid comes, how fast it moves, and the size of impact it would leave. Charts sort the dangerous from the safe — always free, never gated. ### Five platforms, one app A native app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro — with a menu bar ticker on Mac, Ambient Mode on every screen, and Spatial Scenes on Vision Pro. Premium is a universal purchase: unlock it on one device and it works on all of them, with Family Sharing. ## How it works 1. **Download free**: Get Solar Beam free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, or Vision Pro. No account, no purchase — today's NASA picture and the asteroid tracker are always free. 2. **Open to the universe**: Land in the curated Webb gallery and the "Where Is Webb" dashboard, with the daily picture and the asteroid tracker a tap away. 3. **Go deeper, optionally**: Unlock Solar Beam Premium for the complete Webb gallery, 4K wallpapers, Ambient Mode, years of past pictures, and unlimited AI facts — $4.99 a month, $19.99 a year, or $39.99 once for lifetime access. ## Pricing **Free** ($0): - Today's NASA Picture of the Day, plus the past week - The near-Earth asteroid tracker and its charts — never gated - The "Where Is Webb" telescope dashboard - The first 24 images of the curated Webb gallery - One AI-generated fact set, to try them **Solar Beam Premium** ($4.99/mo · $19.99/yr · $39.99 once): - The complete curated Webb gallery - The full Picture of the Day archive, every day since 1995 - 4K wallpapers and full-resolution downloads - Ambient Mode on every device - Spatial Scenes on Vision Pro - Unlimited AI-generated facts - Monthly: $4.99 (per month, auto-renewing) - Annual: $19.99 (per year, auto-renewing) - Lifetime: $39.99 (once, never renews) Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled in your App Store account; the lifetime unlock never renews. All three are family-shareable, and whichever you choose unlocks Premium on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro. Images and data come straight from NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI — the Astronomy Picture of the Day, the ESA/Webb archive (CC BY 4.0, credited on every image), and NASA's near-Earth object feed. No account, no ads, no third-party tracking. The app reports purchase history so a Premium unlock follows you between devices; it isn't linked to your identity and is never used for tracking. Solar Beam is an independent app by Midgar Oy and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or ESA. ## FAQ ### What makes Solar Beam's James Webb gallery special? It's a curated gallery of the telescope's best images — not a raw data dump. Each image comes with its real caption, credit, distance, instruments, and sky coordinates, grouped into collections (nebulae, galaxies, deep fields, the solar system, and more), and you can search for any target. A "Where Is Webb" dashboard shows the telescope's mission status alongside it. ### Which devices are supported? Solar Beam is a single universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro, and it's free on all of them. Premium is a universal purchase: one subscription or one lifetime unlock covers every device you own, and it's family-shareable. It's native on each — a menu bar ticker on Mac, Ambient Mode everywhere, and Spatial Scenes on Vision Pro. ### How much does Solar Beam cost? Solar Beam is free to download, and the daily NASA picture, the asteroid tracker and the "Where Is Webb" dashboard are always free. Premium is optional: $4.99 a month, $19.99 a year, or $39.99 once for lifetime access. Subscriptions auto-renew until you cancel in your App Store account; the lifetime unlock never renews. All options are family-shareable and cover every Apple device. ### What do I get for free versus Premium? Free covers today's picture, the near-Earth asteroid tracker, the "Where Is Webb" dashboard, the first 24 images of the curated Webb gallery, the past week of pictures, and one AI-generated fact set to try. Premium unlocks the complete Webb gallery, 4K wallpapers and full-resolution downloads, Ambient Mode, the full Picture of the Day archive, Spatial Scenes on Vision Pro, and unlimited AI facts. Asteroid tracking is never gated. ### Is there a subscription or in-app purchase? Only if you want more. The app is free. Premium is $4.99 a month or $19.99 a year — both auto-renewing until cancelled — or a $39.99 one-time lifetime unlock that never renews. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account. The daily picture and asteroid tracker stay free either way. ### Where do the images and data come from? From NASA's public APIs and the ESA/Webb archive: the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), James Webb Space Telescope imagery (ESA/Webb, CC BY 4.0), and near-Earth object data. Image credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. Solar Beam is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or ESA. ### Can I really set Webb images as wallpaper? Yes. With Premium, save any Webb image at 4K — desktop and mobile sizes — and set it as your wallpaper on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV. Free sharing is at display resolution. ### What does Solar Beam collect about me? There's no account and no third-party tracking. The app records purchase history so a Premium unlock can follow you across your devices; it isn't linked to your identity and is never used for tracking. The app also sends anonymous usage counts, with no identifier, that Midgar publishes at midgarcorp.cc/open. Everything else — the images you browse, what you save — stays on your device. The full policy is linked at the bottom of this page. ### Does it work without internet? Yes, for content you've already viewed. Smart caching keeps recent images available offline and makes launches fast. New daily images, the telescope status, and asteroid updates need a connection. ## What's new in 5.2.0 A week of Premium, on us: come back to Solar Beam on another day and the archive back to 1995, the whole Webb library in 4K, Ambient Mode and unlimited AI facts are yours for seven days. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to cancel, nothing charged. ## Contact Questions and support: marcus@midgarcorp.cc. More apps by Midgar Oy: https://midgarcorp.cc/apps/ and https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/midgar-oy/id1484270247.