Sunset
Plan the night.
Shoot the sky.
Gloaming tells you if tonight is worth going out, shows you what is up there, and teaches you how to photograph it.
Civil twilight, Sun 6° down
Find where to stand.
Viewpoints, dark sky places, standing stones and coast on one map. Save your own spots as you find them.
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Nautical twilight, Sun 12° down
Know what you're looking at.
The first stars are out. Hold up your phone and Gloaming labels the sky through the live camera, for your place and hemisphere.
Astronomical twilight ends, Sun 18° down
Choose your shot.
Say what you are shooting, or pick Not sure? Auto and Gloaming chooses from tonight's sky and tells you why.
Full dark
Cloud came in? Learn.
Short lessons with simulators you move by hand, so you see what a setting does before you are cold and out in the dark. Lessons are free.
The next morning
Make something of the night.
On a computer, Gloaming turns your finished photo into posts, plans the calendar, and carries your field kit list and session log.
Screens show sample data.
Be ready for the next clear night.
Gloaming is on its way to iPhone, Android and desktop.