Plan your nights. Capture the universe.
NightPlanner keeps your astrophotography projects on track, with forecasts for each location, imaging sessions, and integration time goals all in one place.
Free to use
Everything an astrophotographer needs
From first light to final stack, NightPlanner handles the planning so you can focus on imaging.
Forecasts for each location
Compare cloud layers, humidity, wind, Moon conditions, and the clearest upcoming nights for each of your locations.
Locations
Save multiple locations, from your backyard to dark-sky preserves, and get a forecast tailored to each one.
- BackyardBortle 6 · DefaultFair
- Dark Sky PreserveBortle 2Great
- Mountain hutBortle 3Good
Project tracking
Create a project for each target. Set an integration time goal, then record each imaging session as you work toward it.
Progress at a glance
See every active project's progress, recent imaging sessions, and the next clear window in one place.
- Orion Nebula70%7h of 10h · Ha, OIII, SII
- Heart Nebula25%3h of 12h · Ha, OIII
- Whirlpool Galaxy90%9h of 10h · L, R, G, B
Imaging sessions
Record imaging sessions with frames, filters, imaging equipment, and integration time. Build a complete history of every night out.
Imaging equipment
Keep track of your telescopes, cameras, mounts, and filters, and pick the imaging equipment for each imaging session.
- Telescope
- Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Mount
- EQ6-R Pro
- Filters
- Ha · OIII · SII
Find the best night for your location
NightPlanner brings cloud-layer forecasts, humidity, wind, Moon conditions, and a seven-night outlook together for each of your locations.
- Moon-aware planningSee the Moon's phase alongside each night, and let it shape each recommendation.
- Cloud-layer detailInspect total, low, mid, and high cloud cover together with humidity and wind.
- Seven-night outlookCompare each night's condition and find the clearest upcoming window.
- Mon 195h clear windowGood
- Tue 202h clear windowFair
- Wed 219h clear windowGreat
- Thu 227h clear windowGreat
- Fri 23No clear windowPoor
Track every target, every imaging session
Create a project for each target you're working on. Set an integration time goal, record imaging sessions as you image, and watch your progress build, one clear night at a time.
- Integration time goalsSet a goal per project and track its progress across every imaging session.
- Imaging session historyEvery imaging session is recorded with its date, integration time, filters, and notes.
- Imaging equipment for each imaging sessionAttach your telescope, camera, and filters to each imaging session.
- Ha
- 3.5h
- OIII
- 2h
- SII
- 1.5h
| Captured | Imaging equipment | Filter | Integration time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Esprit 100 · ASI2600MC | Ha | 2h |
| Oct 9 | Esprit 100 · ASI2600MC | OIII | 1h 30m |
| Oct 3 | Esprit 100 · ASI2600MC | Ha | 1h 30m |
Your next clear night is coming.
Set up your locations and projects now, and know which night to shoot when it arrives.