Photography Toolkit
Calculators and live data to plan your next shoot
Aurora
Tracker
Kp —
12-hour forecast
01
Live KP Index & Forecast
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Night Sky
Planner
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02
Star Trails & Moon Phases
Golden
Hour
Golden
Blue
Daylight
Night
03
Light Planner
Time-lapse
Calculator
Clouds
5 – 10s
Sunset
1 – 3s
Traffic
3 – 5s
Stars
20 – 30s
Construction
5 – 15m
04
Interval & Duration
Depth of
Field
f/1.8
Shallow
f/5.6
Medium
f/11
Deep
f/22
Maximum
05
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
06
ND Filter Calculator
Deep Sky
Objects
M42 · Orion
mag 4.0
M31 · Andromeda
mag 3.4
M51 · Whirlpool
mag 8.4
NGC7000 · N. America
mag 4.0
IC1805 · Heart
mag 6.5
07
DSO Catalog & FOV Calculator
Panorama
Planner
Mountain · 24mm
180° · 7 shots
Skyline · 35mm
120° · 5 shots
Milky Way · 14mm
180° · 4 shots
Interior · 24mm
360° · 14 shots
Vertical · 24mm
60° · 3 rows
08
Shot & Resolution Planner
Sun & Moon
Direction
Sunrise
67° ENE
Sunset
293° WNW
Moonrise
112° ESE
Moonset
248° WSW
Noon Elev
38.2°
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Compass Bearings & Date Finder
Quick Reference
Common settings at a glance
Portrait (Outdoor)
Aperture Priority
Aperture
f/1.8 – f/2.8
ISO
100 – 400
Focus
Single + Eye AF
Landscape
Aperture Priority
Aperture
f/8 – f/11
ISO
100 (base)
Focus
Single, 1/3 into scene
Sports / Action
Shutter Priority
Shutter
1/500 – 1/2000
ISO
Auto (cap 6400)
Focus
Continuous + Zone
Night / Low Light
Manual
Aperture
Wide open (f/1.4–2.8)
ISO
1600 – 6400
Gear
Tripod essential
Street Photography
Aperture Priority
Aperture
f/5.6 – f/8
ISO
Auto (400–3200)
Focus
Zone / Pre-focus
Aurora / Northern Lights
Manual
Aperture
f/1.4 – f/2.8
Shutter
5 – 25 sec
ISO
1600 – 6400