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Plan

  • Tonight
  • Targets
    • Saved targets
  • Plan a night
  • Night plans
    • Logbook

Tools

  • Sky atlas
  • Field of View
  • Night Outlook
    • Weather
  • Exposure Lab
  • Horizon Studio
  • Sequence Studio
    • Nights
    • Projects

Setup

  • Settings
  • About & Support

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Plan a night

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Night checklist

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30°60°No cloud forecast is available for this night.Forecast unavailablecloud18:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:0000:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:00

Reading the sky for tonight…

About tonight.

DarknessNeeds your siteSet your observing site to compute tonight's dark hours.
MoonNeeds your site
Imaging windowNot setDrag across the chart (or type times) to choose your hours.
TargetNone yetSearch the catalog or pick one of tonight's best.
Window times
Shooting plan

Add a target to see exposure lengths and frame counts.

What each target gets

Add a target and its card appears here, with the filters tonight’s plan gives it and the time you already hold on it.

Still to do: Set your observing site · Add at least one target · Pick a rig · Choose your imaging window

New nightNight sheet

Add a target and choose a window first.