Field Cards
The settings from the articles, on paper, for the dark.
Each card is one side of A4. Print it, fold it, put it in a pocket. It carries the settings from one article so you have them with you in the field without needing a phone, and it links back to that article if you want the reasoning behind the numbers.
Free, no sign-up needed. Every card opens or saves straight away.
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Phone settings for imaging the Milky Way
Everything on this page on one side of A4: which mode to use on each phone, the Pro mode numbers, and how to turn an hour of frames into a timelapse or a star trail.
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Camera settings for imaging the Milky Way
The full settings table, how long the shutter can stay open at each focal length, and the interval rule for turning the same frames into a timelapse. One side of A4.
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Meteor shower dates, rates and settings
The eight showers worth planning around with their dates and rates, the radiant diagram, and what to set on a phone or a camera. One side of A4.
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Camera and phone settings for imaging the Moon
One side of A4: the phase strip showing when the Moon is up and which nights carry shadow detail, the full manual settings table, what to do with a phone or a smart telescope instead, and how much lens you need.
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Running a whole rig from the ASIAir
One side of A4: what plugs into what, the order a night runs in, the settings worth getting right, and what to check when something stops working at three in the morning.
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Which calibration frames to shoot, and when
All four frames on one side of A4: what each one removes, how to take it, how many, and the order to shoot them in at the end of a session.
New to all of this and not sure which card is the one to take first, have a look at Start Here. It sorts the articles by what you already own rather than by what you might buy.