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.

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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.

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    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.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Groth Galleries, LLC