Nightlog: Milky Way Planner
Milky Way Photography Planning
Only for iPhone
Free
iPhone
Nightlog is a focused planning and logging companion for landscape astrophotographers. Plan a shoot, dial in your settings with built-in calculators, and keep a private record of every session!
PLAN
• Organize work as Trips, Shoots, and Locations
• Save dark-sky spots with notes, Bortle class, elevation, and access details that stick around across visits
• See every saved location on a dark-styled map
• One-tap directions via Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze
CALCULATE
• Field of view for any sensor and focal length
• Star-trail length
• Milky Way exposure recommender (aperture, shutter, ISO) tuned to a target sky brightness
• Tracker check: verify your shutter/ISO/aperture against the Milky Way target
• New Timelapse calculator: solve between frames, interval, and shooting time, and see your final clip length.
LOG
• Attach planning screenshots and result captures to each shoot
• EXIF, gear, and calculator snapshots saved alongside your images
• Mark your keepers
GEAR-AWARE
• Add your cameras and lenses once; calculators default to your sensor size and pixel width
• Variable-aperture zooms handled correctly
Built for the field: a dark, dark-adaptation-friendly interface so you can use it at night without ruining your night vision.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Plan & shoot timelapses. A new Timelapse calculator joins FOV, Star Trails, Exposure, and Tracker — enter any two of frames, interval, or shooting duration and it solves the third, plus the resulting clip length at your playback frame rate.
A much more useful map. Toggle between Dark, Satellite, and Hybrid layers to scout terrain and foreground; see your current location, compass, and scale; tap a saved location for details or fit every pin on screen at once.
Reliable location where it matters. Getting your current position now works far more dependably at remote, off-grid sites — and tells you when a fix is only approximate so you can fine-tune.
Smoother location picking. Drop a spot by panning the map under a fixed crosshair instead of trying to tap an exact point (tap still works as a shortcut).
Fixes & polish. Text fields in the edit forms no longer freeze, and the keyboard opens faster across forms and the calculators.
The developer, Groth Galleries, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Groth Galleries, LLC
- Size
- 44.6 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Groth Galleries, LLC
