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Aurora Tracker

Kp —
12-hour forecast
01 Tonight in Your City
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Moon Phase Tonight

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02 Tonight's Illumination & Calendar

Golden Hour

Golden Blue Daylight Night
03 Light Planner

Blue Hour

0° −4° −6°
04 Times & Shutter Speeds

Sunrise & Sunset Times

Rise Noon Set
05 Times, Direction & Calendar

Night Sky Planner

Milky Way core Sagittarius
06 Star Trails & Moon Phases

Time-lapse Calculator

Clouds 5 – 10s
Sunset 1 – 3s
Traffic 3 – 5s
Stars 20 – 30s
Construction 5 – 15m
07 Interval & Duration

Depth of Field

f/1.8
Shallow
f/5.6
Medium
f/11
Deep
f/22
Maximum
08 Hyperfocal Calculator

Long Exposure

ND64 · 6 stops 1/125→ 0.5s
ND256 · 8 stops 1/125→ 2s
ND1000 · 10 stops 1/125→ 8s
ND4000 · 12 stops 1/125→ 33s
ND32000 · 15 stops 1/125→ 4m 22s
09 ND Filter Calculator

Deep Sky Objects

M31 — Andromeda 190' × 60' 617' × 412'
10 DSO Catalog & FOV Calculator

Panorama Planner

180° · 5 shots · 30% overlap
11 Shot & Resolution Planner

Sun & Moon Direction

N S W E
Sun path Moon path
12 Compass Bearings & Date Finder

Solar Eclipse

Partial Annular Total
13 Dates, Simulator & Exposure

Lunar Eclipse

P1 → U1 → MID → U4 → P4
14 Blood Moon Planner & Settings

Drone Photography

0 28 mph Flyable 12 mph · Mid class
15 Flyability, Coverage & Settings

Gear Finder

Your body Fast wide Tripod Astro & Night Sky kit 1 of 15 scenario kits
16 Honest Kit Guides by Scenario

Field references

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Outdoor Portrait card from the Field Guide print deck

Field Guide

$19

Starting settings for 36 scenarios and 8 planning tables, as a print deck and a phone deck.

Format PDF
Covers 36 scenarios · 8 tables
Best for Print & phone
Price $19 — one-time
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Milky Way planning page from the Night Sky Manual

Night Sky Manual

$19

The full plan for the Milky Way, aurora, star trails, time-lapse, the moon, and deep sky. 69 pages, with a phone edition.

Format PDF
Covers 6 targets · 69 pages
Best for Print & phone
Price $19 — one-time
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Golden and blue hour card from Camera Field Cards

Field CardsNew

$9

What each control on your camera does, one card each: the mode dial, exposure, focus, light, lenses, and files.

Format PDF & PNG
Covers 20 cards
Best for Phone & lock screen
Price $9 — one-time
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