Gallery Index

Annotated

Summer Triangle

Summer Triangle Annotated

An annotated sky map style version of the widefield frame

TypeWidefield ConstellationCygnus / Lyra / Aquila SeasonAutumn PaletteNatural color Archive NoteAnnotated
Image Details

Capture summary

Catalog Summer Triangle

Widefield in Cygnus / Lyra / Aquila

Exposure Widefield DSLR

Natural color

Filters Natural color

Widefield DSLR

Frame 2012

Autumn target / wide composition

Exposure Breakdown Widefield DSLR

Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.

The annotated Summer Triangle image.

This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.

Target Planner

Widefield in Cygnus / Lyra / Aquila; best planned for September through November from New Jersey.

Best season September through November

Autumn is a strong window for Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, and late Cygnus fields.

Good from NJ Late summer through autumn evenings

Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.

Object type Widefield

Plan around the target rising high enough to clear trees, rooftops, and local sky glow.

Constellation Cygnus / Lyra / Aquila

Summer Triangle is listed here in Cygnus / Lyra / Aquila.

Moon tolerance Best with little to no moon.

Current frame: Natural color / Widefield DSLR.

Planning from Sewell, NJ

Calculating target altitude and moon context.

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Approximate wide-field center.

Planning site Sewell, NJ 39.7700, -75.1400
Current altitude ...

Based on the current time.

Target transit chart Compact altitude curve for this target over a full day. Target ...

Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.

Next transit ...

Next upper transit.

Rise / set ...

Approximate horizon crossing.

Moon now ...

Moon phase and altitude.