Foto-Gorilla · Planer

See the sky.Find your way.

A clear view of your target, direction and night-time sky path. The sky compass makes planning easy to understand.

Your observation at a glance. Choose a celestial target, your location and time. The sky compass clearly shows its direction, altitude and path.

✦ YOUR IMAGING NIGHT

Discover your next celestial target.

Discover targets suited to your location. Then select one for planning and the sky compass.

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Discover observing targets

Once location is enabled, select a target for the sky compass. Visibility times are calculated for your site.

One journey · three steps

Plan your observation

From choosing a target to finding it in the sky, every step prepares your compass view.

Controls in preparation · not yet active

Choose your target

Choose, was du beobachten möchtest und von wo. Daraus wird später die Richtung zum Ziel ermittelt.

Search for a targetCategorySelect target

Enter a city or placeChoose a matching locationFind GPS location
Latitude (°)Longitude (°)
Ort wählen oder Koordinaten eingeben.

Next: choose a target and observing location.
Sky path

Set Startzeit und Dauer. Der geplante Verlauf wird später mit Start- und Endposition auf dem Kompass dargestellt.

Observation start (local time)
Zeitangabe in der Zeitzone deines Geräts.
Observation duration
Start and end show positions at different times.
The calculated sky path appears once you choose a target and location.
Altitude & time

Choose a Zeitpunkt auf der Bahn. Richtung und Altitude über dem Horizont sollen sich dabei gemeinsam aktualisieren.

Choose a time on the sky path
StartEnde
Please select a target and location.
Direction / azimuth–
Altitude above horizon–
Compass is north-oriented; automatic telescope alignment is not included.

YOUR OBSERVATION PLAN

Export as PDF

Your target, observing window and calculated sky path in a Foto-Gorilla PDF with logo, QR code and page numbers.

First select a celestial target, observing location and start time.

Sky compass

ILLUSTRATIVE VIEW

Combined results: direction, sky path and selected time are shown here.

Checking orientation sensor

Choose a target · ring awaits alignment

The illustrated path and orientation are for demonstration only. Sie zeigen keine berechneten Objektpositionen oder Gerätemessung.

More than an arrow

A path that Sinn ergibt.

Direction, altitude and time belong together. Once you choose a target and location, see the calculated altitude path from start to finish.

Start und Ende eindeutig getrennt
Altitude über dem Horizont klar dargestellt
Auf allen Bildschirmgrößen lesbar

Made for outdoors

Clear when it darauf ankommt.

Auf dem Smartphone, neben dem Teleskop oder am großen Bildschirm zu Hause: Die Informationen behalten ihre Ordnung.

Visibility & orientation

Wie steht dein Ziel zum gewählten Zeitpunkt? Sun altitude, twilight and target position are assessed together. Weather and local obstructions are not included.

Altitude des Ziels: –
Sun altitude: –
Sky conditions: –
Assessment: –

Choose target, location and time

Target & imaging window

All values refer to your selected target and site. Maximum altitude is an estimate within the selected time window.

Target object: –
Category: –
Observing location: –
Selected time: –
Observing period: –
Maximum altitude im Zeitraum: –

Choose target, location and time

Foto-Gorilla · Sky compass

Your night begins with einem klaren Blick.

Plane deine Beobachtung mit passenden Himmelszielen, Standortdaten und einer klaren Orientierung am Himmel. Einige Funktionen befinden sich noch in der Entwicklung und werden weiter geprüft.

Choose a target View sky path

Bedienelemente als Vorschau · derzeit ohne Funktion