Change event: Meteor showersAlpha Capricornids 2027

Photography

Check whether the Sun, the Moon and the corona fit in your frame before you travel. A rough calculation using thin-lens optics.

Tips for this event

  • Use a fast wide-angle lens and shoot continuously for hours.
  • Aim at a dark part of the sky, not necessarily at the radiant.
  • The Moon and light pollution decide the night more than your gear does.

Field of view

0.53° disc to scale. The halo marks 3 solar diameters: it is a framing guide for the corona, not its real shape.

Field
3.44° × 2.29°
Effective focal length
600 mm
Sun on the sensor
5.58 mm
Width covered
16 %