Just came across this free application that may be of use to some of you.
http://stephentrainor.com/tools
Intro from the author's website:
Landscape photographers typically wish to plan their shoots around the times of sunrise/sunset or twilight, or alternatively when the moon is in a particular place in a particular phase.
While times of sunrise etc. are readily available on various sites on the internet (direction of sunrise etc. less so, but still readily found), there are fewer programs available which combine such information with a topographical map allowing the photographer to match the astronomical to the location.
A typical use might be to determine when the sun will set along the axis of a mountain valley, or when a full moon rise will rise across a lake.
The application uses Google Maps providing users the ability to select a location and determine the time and azimuth of sunrise or sunset for a given date or dates.
So what's new about this?
Not a huge amount – there are other programs out there that calculate the same data and more.
What I haven’t seen before is the combination of the key data together with a topographical map, courtesy of Google, in one program for either Windows or Mac.
If you’re already on location, this isn’t probably going to help. If you’re planning a trip, then perhaps this is the program for you.
Cost
Nothing. It’s free. Help yourself.
Also, the Adobe AIR version will remain has remained free post Beta.
However, developing and maintaining it is not without costs (hosting, Geonames commercial subscription, development tools etc.). If you’d like to support the continued development of TPE, please consider a donation – there’s a link to the right of this page.
