Viewpoint: Photography Plannerv1.8.0

What changed

• New featureAdded Satellite Transits tool to track ISS, Tiangong, and Hubble passes across the Sun or Moon
• New featureIntegrated maps and navigation for precise transit viewing locations
• UXAdded silhouette preview to visualize satellite size against the solar/lunar disc
• UXAdded orbit data age indicator to ensure tracking accuracy
• New featureEnabled offline transit search calculations after initial data download
• UXImproved Restore Purchases feedback for inactive subscriptions or connection issues
• New featureAdded ability to save transits as shoot plans or calendar events

Original release notes

NEW: Photograph the Space Station crossing the Sun or the Moon.

• Satellite Transits, in Tools, finds the moments the ISS — or Tiangong, or Hubble — passes directly in front of the Sun or the Moon from where you are. The whole thing lasts under a second and is only visible from a corridor a few kilometres wide, so it is won or lost before you leave the house.
• Pick the dates you're free. You get the times, where to stand, and a map with the centre-line drawn on it — then navigate straight to it.
• A sketch shows how big the silhouette will be against the disc, so you know what focal length to pack before you go.
• It tells you how old its orbit data is. Orbits drift, and stale data quietly moves the corridor — so the app states the age instead of handing you a confident-looking answer that would send you to the wrong field.
• The maths runs entirely on your device. Once the orbit data is downloaded, the search itself needs no signal.

Fixed:
• Restore Purchases now tells you what happened. If there's no active subscription on your Apple ID, or the App Store can't be reached, it says so — instead of appearing to do nothing at all.
• Found one worth driving to? Turn it into a shoot plan, or put it in your calendar with a reminder to be set up before it happens.

New tools ship almost every week.