nat Loc: Martha's Vineyard, MA

Is there an abbreviated way to explain how to use the Photographer's Ephemeris? I found it, but can't figure out how to use it. I put in the date, found the little red pin, but don't understand the two different colored lines and what they mean.

Photocraig

All the lines are described in the legend below the graphic. There is a "tutorial" on the site as well. This is the best "scouting" too I've ever seen.

Spend a little more time on the main site. Also don't miss his gallery. He's got some spectacular photos.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

As I recall, one line indicates sunrise and sunset positions from the red pin, which is the photographer's location. The other set of lines reflect the same, but for the moon.
--Bob

zuzanne Loc: Crawfordville, FL

I just downloaded the program to my android phone and was wondering the same thing about how to use it for an upcoming trip. Thanks for the info.

zuzanne

tjphxaz Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Great app for photographers. Just used it last night to shoot the SuperMoon rise. Used it to scout my shooting location a few days ago and then used it to spot exactly where and when the moon would rise on the horizon.
There is a tutorial in the app and a legend at bottom of screen to explain line colors and give times and other useful info. Just play with it!

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Right on I use it all the time to scout locations for sunrise sunset

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

Try TPE's web site: http://photoephemeris.com
In addition to an on-line version, there are tutorials and a quick-start guide in the Support section

Fotomacher Loc: Toronto

I have used this app many times and highly recommend it. I have gotten some great shots and also was able to sleep longer in Havana since I was no where near a spot that morning to shoot the sunrise. The lines indicate where the sun/moon will appear on the horizon from your location. Attached is a shot I took in June. The app told me what time to trip the shutter.

Toronto Skyline just before civil sunrise

bdo Loc: Colorado

The red pin is your location. You can click and drag to move it around.

I use the grey pin for the location of the object I am photographing. Click on the icon and the pin will appear on the map. You can then drag that pin wherever you think you will be aiming your camera. A gray line will then connect your location to the object you are photographing.

I think the easiest way to understand the lines is to go to the bottom of the map. At the very bottom there is a slider that moves right and left. Slide that, and you will see two lines move, and two that are stationary. The slider moves from midnight through morning to midnight again, left to right. Depending on what time the slider indicates in the little box (morning or evening), one stationary line will be sunrise and one will be sunset. The other two stationary lines indicate moonrise and moonset, but of course they can be visible either in the morning or the evening, depending on the moon's position.

As you move the slider, two of the lines will move. One indicates the sun's position and the other the moon. The information is displayed in the slider, along with the sun and moon's altitude above the horizon. If you are past sunset or before sunrise, of course, the sun's position indicator line will vanish. Same for moon...

One note... On my browser, I have to use the position slider at the extreme right of the map display to move the entire map display toward the top of my screen before the slider appears at the bottom.

Good advice to just play with it. You'll get the hang of it very quickly.

Desert Gecko Loc: desert southwest, USA

You can also search YouTube for tutorial videos.

Meives Loc: FORT LAUDERDALE

Is this on a PC or tablet? I have it on a tablet. If you move the pin to where you are...it will show Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset by a colored line. It will also show the exact angle. Right this minute mine shows on the bottom row...6:16 AM @79.9 degree
7:21 PM @ 279.8 degree, 2:11 PM @ 294.3 degree, and 2:03 @ 289.8 degree. You can save your location and call it a name. Then you can move the pin to where you want to take pictures and same that location. I need the internet to keep it live, so my tablet does not work outside without wifi. Top left you can set date. So let say you are going next to a dock in a few days and want to take the dock leading into the Moonrise. You and set it at home and it will tell you what time the moon will rise and show the angle so you could set up to do that. David PM me if you have specific questions.