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mrvista
28-07-2010, 5:34pm
I am trying to find a sunset/sunrise compass like this http://www.eos-magazine.com/EOS%20Collection/Sales/camera%20accessories/sunrisesunsetcom.html , that is set up for Australia. Any ideas?

Imagenif
28-07-2010, 6:05pm
If you have an iPhone you can download an app called the photographers ephemeris. Check it out on the web too.

mrvista
28-07-2010, 6:18pm
This is yet another reason to get an IPhone.:)

RaoulIsidro
28-07-2010, 8:12pm
I use the CSIRO publication Technical Report 92/2 "Sunshine And Shade In Australia" to set me up for precise shooting times, as I deal with Real Estate and Architectural photoshoots.
It is a comprehensive book specifically for the Australian continent.
The book has diagrams and a transparent protractor to overlay on these charts.
Every city and town has its unique settings. Wagga Wagga would be slightly different from Sydney, as would Hobart and Darwin.
For Sydney metro, I use the Latitude 35° South chart to plot the solar behaviour.
I last saw the pricelist for the book at $34.95 from Architext bookstore.
Published by CSIRO.
Cheers!

Jimbo
29-07-2010, 3:19pm
You can get The Photographer's Ephemeris for all major domestic computer platforms I think (Windows, OSX, linux).

AmPhot
30-07-2010, 5:31pm
MrV - I've been using the Photographer's Ephemeris for the last 2 months for seascape work and I love it. You can find it here : http://stephentrainor.com/tools/
Well worth the download. ;)

pmack
16-08-2011, 4:23pm
You can get The Photographer's Ephemeris for all major domestic computer platforms I think (Windows, OSX, linux).
bt cn is dwnld it to mi iphone?!!! Ihaz an iphone, there an app for dat?

edit: oops didn't mean to bump a thread with a dumb comment. searched google for a suncompass and found this topic. Hopefully nokia have an app on the symbiam platform for a sun compass...