Warm sunrise light over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon

Photography field planning

Know before
you go.

Light, sky, weather, and water—translated into one clear answer: is it worth going, and when is best?

Coming to Android and iOS

Plan the photograph, not just the forecast

Conditions aligned.
Opportunity found.

AerScout is built for landscape, seascape, and night sky photographers. It combines astronomy, atmospheric weather, and marine forecasts into fast, human-friendly insights—without dense charts or scientific overload.

One field kit

Every condition that shapes the shot.

01

Sun & moon planning

Track sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour, moon phases, light quality, and solar eclipses—with audible phase notifications while your hands are on the camera.

02

Milky Way Virtual Scout

See when the galactic core is visible and preview its arc against your composition before leaving home.

03

Coastal intelligence

Find reflection windows where low tide and golden hour overlap. Read simplified tide and wave outlooks tuned by your local knowledge.

04

Location scouting

Build a personal location catalog with notes, tags, KML import, solar and lunar directions, dark-sky data, and US fall foliage overlays.

05

Weather event outlooks

Scan for photographic weather—not just temperature. Spot fog, frost, snow, dramatic clouds, and other atmospheric events.

06

Stop checking the app.

Build rules for saved locations and let AerScout notify you when beach reflections align, fog is approaching, or waves cross the threshold you care about.

At a glance

Complex forecasts.
Field-ready answers.

AerScout home screen showing an at-a-glance forecast
Daily field briefing
Sun event times and conditions
Sun events
Weather event outlook for fog, aurora, and frost
Atmospheric outlooks
Tide details for a selected coastal location
Coastal windows
Map with dark sky light pollution overlay
Dark-sky scouting

Built for the field

More time behind the lens.

Use camera-specific NPF and 500-rule star calculators, ND filter timing, event timers, and concise cards designed to be read quickly in changing light.

  • Camera-aware calculators
  • Event timers and audible eclipse cues
  • Saved locations with notes and keywords
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AerScout · know before you go

Scout the conditions.
Capture the moment.

AerScout is preparing for release on Android and iOS.

Questions? Visit support