The Selenelion Challenge
You’ve probably read: there’s a lunar eclipse coming up next week on Nov 7/8 (depending on your location). It will be visible in the Americas, across the Pacific, and in east Asia, Australia, NZ. Sorry Europe, Africa…
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I just upgraded to PRO. What’s next?
Congratulations! You’ve just upgraded to Photo Ephemeris Web Pro. What next? You have a wealth of new features at hand. This post makes a few suggestions on what to check out first.
Updates to status.photoephemeris.com
We’ve made a few improvements to our status page at status.photoephemeris.com. Here are the key changes:
Events list now included in Photo Ephemeris Web 2.8
Photo Ephemeris Web 2.8 was just released today. We’ve added a new UI component to list out the key celestial events for the year.
Cityscapes, Skylines, and Tall Buildings
We’ve recently added some capabilities to Photo Ephemeris Web Pro to make it much easier to plan shots which align the Sun, Moon or Galactic Center with a man-made object - typically a tall building.
Lunar Eclipses in Photo Ephemeris Web Pro 2.6
New in Photo Ephemeris Web PRO, support for lunar eclipses. With a total lunar eclipse due later this month, we wanted to ensure you’re able to plan for this significant night photography event!
East of the Sun: the Equinox
The Vernal Equinox is coming. As I sit here in chilly Colorado awaiting up to two feet of snow, it seems like spring has made a run for the hills. But celestial mechanics say otherwise!
Meteors, Milky Way, and more in Photo Ephemeris Web Pro
Today we’re releasing the 2.1 update to Photo Ephemeris Web. It includes a bunch of new features and refinements for both free and Pro users.
Shooting stars (and comets)
I headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday evening for a long overdue photography shoot, in the hopes of catching a good view of comet Neowise.
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds and More
We’ve made some improvements to the options for direct coordinate (latitude/longitude) entry in both TPE 4.8 for iOS and TPE 1.7.5 for Android. Previously, in the iOS app you could enter coordinates directly by adding a new location and then editing the latitude/longitude fields.
Magical Gold and Blue: Confusion in the Twilight Zone
An excerpt from the release notes of a sun‑tracking app caught my eye: “ Details view now shows Magic Hours for photography — Golden Hour and Blue Hour. ” It made me question the meaning.