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Plan your celestial photography with precise calculations for eclipses, golden hour, and astrophotography. Visualize the sky's events with your real horizon and location data. Includes tools for hyperfocal distance and exposure.
2.0.3
August 31, 2026
Astrian Light 2.0.3 This version turns Astrian Light into a planner that knows the place where you’re going to shoot. REAL TERRAIN, IN EVERY CALCULATION Your horizon is now part of the plan. Astrian takes the terrain into account when calculating Golden Hour, Milky Way visibility, and the conditions for each night. If a mountain will block the sunrise, you’ll know until what time. PLAN DIRECTLY ON THE MAP Mark where you’ll set up your camera and where you’ll point it. Check distance, azimuth, and elevation difference, calculate the shadow an object will cast, and preview the framing you’ll get with your camera and focal length. Then save the plan with the location, date, and gear you’re taking. TEN CALCULATORS, USING YOUR GEAR Add your cameras and lenses and Astrian uses them directly in its calculations. Calculate depth of field, hyperfocal distance using your lens’s actual aperture stops, exposure for pinpoint stars, field of view, filters, timelapse, and more. If you use an adapter, Astrian automatically applies the effective focal length. STAR TRAILS, OVER YOUR HORIZON See the arcs the stars will trace directly over the horizon and framing you’ve planned. Not over a generic rectangle: over the photograph you’re preparing. COMPARE LOCATIONS AND NIGHTS Choosing between two places? Compare up to three locations at once and check the upcoming nights and sky conditions for each before deciding where to go. WIDGETS Bring your next shot to your Home Screen. See the countdown to an eclipse, the Moon, or Golden Hour for the location you’ve chosen, without opening Astrian. YOUR SKY Check how dark the sky is at your location and find out whether the conditions are worth the trip before you leave home. AND MORE Your plans and gear sync with iCloud, so they’re available across all your devices. Get alerts for new moons, moonless nights, and supermoons. And if something isn’t working or there’s a feature you’d like to see, you can now tell us directly from Settings. Your message is read by a real person.
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Astrian Light is a photography tool designed to help users plan celestial events like eclipses and golden hour. It uses your location and real horizon data to provide accurate predictions for sky visibility.
No, Astrian Light does not contain advertisements. It is a completely ad-free application for a seamless user experience.
Astrian Light is built for both iPhone and iPad devices, offering a consistent experience across Apple's mobile platforms.
The app utilizes NASA-grade ephemerides and data from Copernicus, ensuring high precision for all its calculations and predictions.
Yes, Astrian Light features a full-screen map showing eclipse shadows sweeping across terrain. It provides contact times, totality duration, and whether your local terrain will obstruct the view.
Astrian Light includes essential photography calculators such as hyperfocal distance, the NPF rule, and exposure calculations, all tailored to your specific camera and lens specifications.
The latest version of Astrian Light is 1.8, and it was last updated on August 12, 2026. Updates are released to maintain data accuracy and app performance.
Astrian Light has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in photography and astronomy.