What is it that I am looking for?
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 14:04
Hi Nigel,
Is it something like this - link you are looking for?
There seem to be lots of other software, some freebies to do the same sort of thing. I however don't know of any hardware to do it. If you google "ephemeris" you might have better luck than I did.
Hope that helps,
Howard
PS Mike-P has beaten me to it with a much better answer.
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Is it something like this - link you are looking for?
There seem to be lots of other software, some freebies to do the same sort of thing. I however don't know of any hardware to do it. If you google "ephemeris" you might have better luck than I did.
Hope that helps,
Howard
PS Mike-P has beaten me to it with a much better answer.
Cymru Am Byth
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 14:05
Very much like that. Thank you Mike!
Google is, in general, very helpful at finding things but it works much better if you know what it is that you are looking for
Nigel.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 14:10
I had not considered a software-based method of what I was looking for as when I first saw the calculator some years ago I didn't have a so-called smartphone.
The Ephemeris is interesting though and I'll look at it in more detail. Thank you Howard.
Neither option is of any use today, with thick cloud over the tops of the Pennines. We had some rain this morning which is a welcome change for the garden.
Nigel.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
K5 with auto-everything lenses
A collection of manual primes to keep me in touch with the pleasures of doing it old-school.
Last Edited by LongTimeLurker on 21/07/2013 - 14:11
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 14:12
LongTimeLurker wrote:
Google is, in general, very helpful at finding things but it works much better if you know what it is that you are looking for
Google is, in general, very helpful at finding things but it works much better if you know what it is that you are looking for
To be honest I just typed "sunset sunrise card" into Google
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 14:15
A compass can be quite a handy thing
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Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 14:23
Just what I was thinking and it is useful to have anyway. It's really quite straightforward to work out accurate positions and to learn how the Moon follows the Sun.
You can see some of my photos here if you are so inclined
You can see some of my photos here if you are so inclined
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 18:28
A compass is very useful and I keep one in my bag.
What is surpising to me, is how much variation there is in just where the sun rises and sets, with the available light having a markedly different effect due to its direction.
DrOrloff: are there any simple guides to learning how the moon follows the sun?
Nigel.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
K5 with auto-everything lenses
A collection of manual primes to keep me in touch with the pleasures of doing it old-school.
What is surpising to me, is how much variation there is in just where the sun rises and sets, with the available light having a markedly different effect due to its direction.
DrOrloff: are there any simple guides to learning how the moon follows the sun?
Nigel.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
K5 with auto-everything lenses
A collection of manual primes to keep me in touch with the pleasures of doing it old-school.
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Posted 21/07/2013 - 19:14
+1 for TPE
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Posted 29/07/2013 - 15:29
Another vote for TPE.
TPE and the OS map (either paper or on line (via Bing Maps)) for your chosen area (or whatever is the equivalent of OS if abroad) are a great combination in finding the direction and time of the sunset and rise and possible interesting locations for photos - hills, buildings, rivers, harbours, woods etc.
Dave
TPE and the OS map (either paper or on line (via Bing Maps)) for your chosen area (or whatever is the equivalent of OS if abroad) are a great combination in finding the direction and time of the sunset and rise and possible interesting locations for photos - hills, buildings, rivers, harbours, woods etc.
Dave
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Posted 29/07/2013 - 16:33
I saw a review of Photopills on another site and it seemed quite remarkable..... seems to be only for an iPhone though 
http://www.photopills.com/
http://www.photopills.com/
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Posted 29/07/2013 - 17:58
Have a look at the "Sun Surveyor" app for Android, costs £4.39 but worth every penny, shows sun/moon path on a 3D compass with timings
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Posted 30/07/2013 - 13:57
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Posted 25/08/2013 - 23:58
Thank you. That is a helpful site. Easy to use too.
Nigel.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
K5 with auto-everything lenses
A collection of manual primes to keep me in touch with the pleasures of doing it old-school.
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LongTimeLurker
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At the time I thought that it will be a useful item to have in my camera bag, especially for deciding on a location for a dawn photo shoot. It was inexpensive and readily available. Unfortunately, my remaining brain cell has limited capacity and I no longer remember the name of the object, nor of the person who showed it to me, hence the reason for the question.
Do any of you know what it is I'm looking for and where may I purchase one?
Incidentally, living in a north-facing house I get to see the changes during the year of where the sun rises and sets with the way the light enters the house, so it is entirely feasible that I could record the information myself. In practise I am likely to forget to do this for weeks at a time and therefore the project taking several years to be completed...
Thank you.
Nigel.
Getting older and grumpier. Taking longer to decide which lens to use today.
K5 with auto-everything lenses
A collection of manual primes to keep me in touch with the pleasures of doing it old-school.