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Old July 25th 18, 09:16 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
PeterN[_7_]
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Default Moon direction finder

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.

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PeterN