Moss & Steel

Phantom Cove Digital

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About this app

Moss & Steel is a planning companion and imaging logbook for amateur astrophotographers 🔭✨. Open it before a session to see tonight's sky at a glance 🌌: an altitude arc for each target across the night 📈, the moon phase and illumination 🌙, and your local dark window 🌑, so you know exactly what is worth shooting and when it culminates ⏱️.

Browse a catalog of real deep-sky objects 🌠 — galaxies 🌌, nebulae ☁️ and clusters ✨ — each with its constellation ♈, magnitude 🔢, apparent size 📏, best month 📅 and practical imaging tips 💡. Add targets to a wishlist ⭐, then log each night's work 📝: pick the target and rig ⚙️, dial in your frame count and exposure 📸, and watch total integration time compute live ⏳. Attach a photo of your stack or setup 📷 to every session and target, rate the night ⭐, and keep a running gallery 🖼️.

Your history turns into insight on the stats dashboard 📊: total integration hours ⏱️, nights out 🌙, unique targets imaged 🎯, a monthly integration chart 📈, a clear-night heat-grid 🗓️ and a breakdown of what you shoot most 🔍. Everything is stored locally on your device 💾.

Key features:

Tonight view 🌌: per-target altitude arcs 📈, moon phase 🌙 and dark-window planning 🌑
Deep-sky catalog 🌠 with real objects, filters 🎛️, wishlist ⭐ and imaging tips 💡
Session logbook 📝 with live integration math ➗, gear rigs ⚙️ and star ratings ⭐
Camera + gallery 📷: attach and manage photos on sessions, targets and your profile 🖼️
Stats dashboard 📊: integration hours ⏱️, nights 🌙, target-type split 🔀, monthly trends 📈 and clear-night calendar 🗓️