Celeste is the female owl who appears at night to give star-themed DIY recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. She usually visits during meteor showers or on other clear nights, encouraging players to look up and wish on shooting stars.
Celeste is Blathers's younger sister, which is why the two owls share a scholarly interest in museums, astronomy, and the natural world. While Blathers runs the museum, Celeste focuses on the night sky and explains how star fragments work.
Her recipes include items from several celestial collections, such as star wands, zodiac furniture, lunar furnishings, and the moon. Players often confuse her with Blathers because both are owls, but Blathers is a museum curator and Celeste is the astronomer. Celeste does not sell ordinary shop goods; instead, she gives one recipe per visit, while star fragments wash up on the beach the following day after successful wishes.