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Moon direction finder
Hi,
There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R."
wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ |
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On 2018-07-25 11:15, me wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ Thanks! Wonderful :-) For now, I think the free web page will suffice. From there, I found some apps for Android, some gratis, some not: The Photographer's Ephemeris 3.09€ Crookneck Consulting LLC https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crookneckconsulting.tpeandroid comments say the Android version is lacking compared to the iphone version. PhotoPills, PhotoPills 9.99€ https://play.google.com/store/search?q=PhotoPills Planit! for Photographers PlanIt Photo Inc. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yingwen.photographertools Sun Surveyor Lite Adam Ratana https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratana.sunsurveyorlite -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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On 7/25/2018 5:15 AM, me wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ It is indeed a very helpful program. I also use Clear Outside, which is an an iPhone app that gives you a pretty accurate prediction of cloud conditions in the area you plan to shoot. Obviously if it's very cloudy, why bother. OTOH, certain combinations of low and medium cloud conditions can give you beautiful sunsets. You just have to learn how to read it. -- PeterN |
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On 7/25/2018 7:30 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 2018-07-25 11:15, me wrote: On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ Thanks! Wonderful :-) For now, I think the free web page will suffice. From there, I found some apps for Android, some gratis, some not: The Photographer's Ephemeris 3.09€ Crookneck Consulting LLC https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crookneckconsulting.tpeandroid comments say the Android version is lacking compared to the iphone version. PhotoPills, PhotoPills 9.99€ https://play.google.com/store/search?q=PhotoPills Planit! for Photographers PlanIt Photo Inc. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yingwen.photographertools Sun Surveyor Lite Adam Ratana https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratana.sunsurveyorlite I have not used Photopills, but those who have claim it's the best of the bunch. -- PeterN |
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On Jul 25, 2018, PeterN wrote
(in article ): On 7/25/2018 5:15 AM, me wrote: On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ It is indeed a very helpful program. I also use Clear Outside, which is an an iPhone app that gives you a pretty accurate prediction of cloud conditions in the area you plan to shoot. Obviously if it's very cloudy, why bother. OTOH, certain combinations of low and medium cloud conditions can give you beautiful sunsets. You just have to learn how to read it. Along with TPE there are several other similar apps which do a similar job, some with additional functions, some comprehensive, some simplified. Take a look at the following: TPE: https://www.photoephemeris.com PhotoPills: https://www.photopills.com Magic Hour: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-hour/id482426006?mt=8 ....and your Clear Outside: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clear-outside/id921555752?mt=8 Of those TPE, and Photo Pills are the premium apps of the four. Clear Outside does the job, but I think that Magic Hour does it somewhat better to Clear Outside. These days my preference when it comes to function, ease of use, and interpretation of the information is for Photo Pills and/or Magic Hour. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 7/25/2018 5:02 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Jul 25, 2018, PeterN wrote (in article ): On 7/25/2018 5:15 AM, me wrote: On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ It is indeed a very helpful program. I also use Clear Outside, which is an an iPhone app that gives you a pretty accurate prediction of cloud conditions in the area you plan to shoot. Obviously if it's very cloudy, why bother. OTOH, certain combinations of low and medium cloud conditions can give you beautiful sunsets. You just have to learn how to read it. Along with TPE there are several other similar apps which do a similar job, some with additional functions, some comprehensive, some simplified. Take a look at the following: TPE: https://www.photoephemeris.com PhotoPills: https://www.photopills.com Magic Hour: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-hour/id482426006?mt=8 ...and your Clear Outside: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clear-outside/id921555752?mt=8 Of those TPE, and Photo Pills are the premium apps of the four. Clear Outside does the job, but I think that Magic Hour does it somewhat better to Clear Outside. These days my preference when it comes to function, ease of use, and interpretation of the information is for Photo Pills and/or Magic Hour. TPE has one advantage, the desktop version is free. I have heard some really good things about Photo pills, although i have not used it myself. I can't say anything about Magic Hour, as I have not used it, or heard about it, prior to your posting. -- PeterN |
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On 7/25/2018 5:02 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Jul 25, 2018, PeterN wrote (in article ): On 7/25/2018 5:15 AM, me wrote: On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ It is indeed a very helpful program. I also use Clear Outside, which is an an iPhone app that gives you a pretty accurate prediction of cloud conditions in the area you plan to shoot. Obviously if it's very cloudy, why bother. OTOH, certain combinations of low and medium cloud conditions can give you beautiful sunsets. You just have to learn how to read it. Along with TPE there are several other similar apps which do a similar job, some with additional functions, some comprehensive, some simplified. Take a look at the following: TPE: https://www.photoephemeris.com PhotoPills: https://www.photopills.com Magic Hour: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-hour/id482426006?mt=8 ...and your Clear Outside: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clear-outside/id921555752?mt=8 Of those TPE, and Photo Pills are the premium apps of the four. Clear Outside does the job, but I think that Magic Hour does it somewhat better to Clear Outside. These days my preference when it comes to function, ease of use, and interpretation of the information is for Photo Pills and/or Magic Hour. I just read the info on the link to Magic Hour. If I read it correctly, it does not seem to have the same function as Clear Outside. In CO, you see the amount of predicted cloud cover, at various heights. It is the height and amount of cloud cover that contributes to the effect of the sunset, or sunrise. -- PeterN |
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On 7/26/2018 10:03 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 7/25/2018 5:02 PM, Savageduck wrote: On Jul 25, 2018, PeterN wrote (in article ): On 7/25/2018 5:15 AM, me wrote: On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." Â* wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ It is indeed a very helpful program. I also use Clear Outside, which is an an iPhone app that gives you a pretty accurate prediction of cloud conditions in the area you plan to shoot. Obviously if it's very cloudy, why bother. OTOH, certain combinations of low and medium cloud conditions can give you beautiful sunsets. You just have to learn how to read it. Along with TPE there are several other similar apps which do a similar job, some with additional functions, some comprehensive, some simplified. Take a look at the following: TPE: https://www.photoephemeris.com PhotoPills: https://www.photopills.com Magic Hour: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-hour/id482426006?mt=8 ...and your Clear Outside: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clear-outside/id921555752?mt=8 Of those TPE, and Photo Pills are the premium apps of the four. Clear Outside does the job, but I think that Magic Hour does it somewhat better to Clear Outside. These days my preference when it comes to function, ease of use, and interpretation of the information is for Photo Pills and/or Magic Hour. I just read the info on the link to Magic Hour. If I read it correctly, it does not seem to have the same function as Clear Outside. In CO, you see the amount of predicted cloud cover, at various heights. It is the height and amount of cloud cover that contributes to the effect of the sunset, or sunrise. Left off the link to an image that illustrates my statement: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptcvji1krs91n30/harbor%20cruise_3259.jpg?dl=0 -- PeterN |
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On 2018-07-27 03:52, PeterN wrote:
On 7/25/2018 5:02 PM, Savageduck wrote: On Jul 25, 2018, PeterN wrote (in article ): On 7/25/2018 5:15 AM, me wrote: On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:09:03 +0200, "Carlos E.R." Â* wrote: Hi, There is going to bee a Moon eclipse this Friday, a Red Moon. Now I wonder, is there some application or web page that shows in a map of any location in what exact direction the Moon is going to be at a given day and hour? That is, I want to plan where to go and take photos of the Moon, to see what obstacles are on the way of my shots. A web page would be fine, or an Android application. It is not a star map, that I have. And yes, it tells me the moon location at the time needed, but then I have to calculate the position on the landscape by hand and paper. https://www.photoephemeris.com/ It is indeed a very helpful program. I also use Clear Outside, which is an an iPhone app that gives you a pretty accurate prediction of cloud conditions in the area you plan to shoot. Obviously if it's very cloudy, why bother. OTOH, certain combinations of low and medium cloud conditions can give you beautiful sunsets. You just have to learn how to read it. Along with TPE there are several other similar apps which do a similar job, some with additional functions, some comprehensive, some simplified. Take a look at the following: TPE: https://www.photoephemeris.com PhotoPills: https://www.photopills.com Magic Hour: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-hour/id482426006?mt=8 ...and your Clear Outside: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clear-outside/id921555752?mt=8 Of those TPE, and Photo Pills are the premium apps of the four. Clear Outside does the job, but I think that Magic Hour does it somewhat better to Clear Outside. These days my preference when it comes to function, ease of use, and interpretation of the information is for Photo Pills and/or Magic Hour. TPE has one advantage, the desktop version is free. And the app is cheap. I got it, for the moment it suffices :-) I have heard some really good things about Photo pills, although i have not used it myself. I can't say anything about Magic Hour, as I have not used it, or heard about it, prior to your posting. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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