Changelog for ASTAP-2024.08.29-lp155.2.3.x86_64.rpm :

* Tue Sep 03 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2024.08.29:
* https://www.hnsky.org/history_astap.htm
* Thu May 30 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2024.05.25:
* https://www.hnsky.org/history_astap.htm- Use the new Hyperleda database with even more galaxies than before.
* Thu Apr 04 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2024.03.27:
* Added beside CENTALT also OBJCTALT to output of the batch solve menu.
* Improved option \"Comet and stars sharp\".
* Fixed the viewer menu for High DPI setting.
* Added new stack option \"Comet and stars sharp\".
* Added HJD to the photometry tab.
* Fixed an accuracy problem for astrometric stacking. Fixed image stitching canvas size for images under an angle.
* Add airmass and centalt to files for batch menu add SQM value.
* Allow OSC images for track and stack.
* Thu Feb 15 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2024.02.13:
* First version to create a minor planet MPC1992 report.
* Some minor corrections in photometry and SIP menus.
* Allowed changing value of keyword DATE-OBS. If change is requested the program will ask for a time shift in hours.
* Fixed two new fatal problems in the photometry tab.
* Improved accuracy of SIP polynomial factors. New imaged are now automatically centered in te viewer rather then aligned to the left.
* Added the command line option -extract2. This allows export of all star positions to a .csv file. Removed option -analyse2.
* Overhauled the stack routines to increase stacking speed with about 20%.
* More improvements in calculating SIP.
* Fixed a problem in the command line version (CLI).
* Added a full SIP polynomial option for the solver.
* Fixed some menu alignment problems for 4k monitors.
* Fixed a OSC stacking problem resulting in a run time error.
* Allowed mosaic batch processing of multiple objects.
* Tue Jan 09 2024 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2024.01.04:
* Allowed mosaic batch processing of multiple objects.
* Allowed a mosaic of raw files.
* Code optimisation.
* Added splitter to viewer and stack menu. Reorganised stack window menus.
* Modified menu alignments
* Improved solver for near celestial pole. Annotation will be now correct for images at +90 or -90 degrees declination.
* Fixed several bugs in the new multi star photometry routine.
* New variable star databases. One down to magnitude 15. Some code cleaning solver code.
* Fixed a major problem in ephemerides alignment. Improvements to the \"background contour\" at image inspector (F5 menu).
* Added \"background contour\" to the image inspector (F5 menu).
* Photmetry, allowing AAVSO VSX, VSP download for very large FOV but limited to magnitude 12.
* Thu Nov 30 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.11.27:
* Fixed a reading permission of some D50 database files near the celestial north pole.
* Fixed a tiny magnitude error (0.005 magn) in the V50 photometric database.
* Fixed manual solving using 2 stars in the popup menu.
* Improved ra,dec grid. Fixed a problem for selecting the V50 database for photometry.
* Added az, alt to status bar.
* Improved angular distance and PA calculation.
* Added an azimuth altitude grid menu option.
* Added the possibility to measure asteroid in photometry tab.
* Mon Oct 30 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.10.19:
* Fixed a floating point error for users still having old setting \"Maximum number of stars to use\"=auto
* Improved image stitching background measurement.
* Fixed image stitching mode which was not working since a week or so.
* Added the -D command line option to specify a database abbreviation.
* Modified star level for star detection.
* Fixed a false colour filter alarm introduced in previous version.
* Improved Sigma Clip stack method.
* Faster processing especially for stacking.
* Fixed a problem in the image stitching mode.
* Added keyword DATE-END. Improve reporting of DATE-OBS. Several other small corrections.
* Some correction in DATE_AVG reporting. Fixed aperture plotting.
* Wed Aug 30 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Use new Lazarus packages.
* Wed Aug 30 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.08.25.
* Thu Jul 13 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.07.09:
* Reduced streak filter to detection only. Sigma clip is as good.
* Fixed a major problem in OSC flat routine introduced 2023-06-17
* Fixed a scrollbar in stack menu.
* Added advanced satellite streak filter.
* Stored the fixed value added during calibration or stacking to header with keyword PEDEST_C.
* Improved flat correction for OSC.
* Tue Jun 13 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.06.11:
* Some improvements in photometry tab
* Some improvements in viewer option \"annotate unknown stars\"
* Improved viewer option \"annotate unknown stars\"
* Improved viewer popup menu option \"star info to clipboard\"
* For photometry added the button \"transformation (auto)\"
* For photometry improved the transformation routine
* Fri May 26 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.05.19a:
* Fixed a problem in ASTAP inspector (HFD and HFD outer where the same.
* Added SDSS transformations for photometry.
* Added new popup menu \"Star info to clipboard\" including measured magnitude.
* Improved flux measurement in popup menu \"Show statistics within shape\".
* Code optimisation for star detection and background measurement.
* Fixed a selection problem for the G05.
* Wed May 03 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.05.02:
* Fixed wrong orientation of galaxy annotation for flipped images.
* Added the Bortle scale to the SQM measurement.
* Fixed reading ROWORDER keyword for AstroTIFF.
* Fixed a floating variable problem in Astro-Tiff.
* Corrected the star density calculation for the V50 and G05.
* Changed the OSC flat application method. Now the flat is by default normalised on the fly.
* Tue Apr 11 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.04.09:
* Added a star removal function to the viewer. Restructured code background calculation.
* Added to pixel math2 an new menu \"Increase nebulosity signal\".
* Added an export option the the image inspector F4 including RA, DEC and magnitude.
* Fixed a slow colour smooth.
* Fixed font popup notifier.
* Fri Mar 24 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.03.22:
* Introduced the V50 as replacement for the V17.
* Introduced G05 for wide field solving.
* Added ellipse shape selection for copy past and for measument of magnitude within area.
* Tue Mar 21 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.03.17:
* Use new d20/d50 stars databases
* Added MZERO keyword. Photometric calibration can be saved.
* Removed online database except for annotation unknown stars.
* Mon Mar 20 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Switch back to QT5, since Lazarus 2.2.6 was released.
* Tue Mar 14 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.03.06:
* Introduced online database for small field images.
* Fixed mayor magnitude problem introduced in version 2023-02-26 for photometry and annotate unknown star menu
* Fixed importing XISF files with astrometric solution. Added confidence level to magnitude measurement.
* Tue Feb 21 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.02.17:
* Added a new popup menu: Simbad deepsky annotation with filter
* Fri Feb 03 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.01.21:
* Fixed some minor problems for menu option arbitrary rotation and deepsky annotation for flipped images.
* Mon Jan 16 2023 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2023.01.12.
* Fri Dec 30 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.12.29:
* Added for stack menu the left/right arrow button for manual scrolling through the images.
* Large modification for the selection box.
* Minor fixes.
* Thu Dec 22 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.12.20:
* Fixed header DATE-OBS for option \"calibration and alignment only\".
* Added missing object name in results tab for option \"calibration and alignment only\".
* For AAVSO report take filter from header.
* Some minor corrections.
* Tue Dec 06 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.12.04:
* Improved \"Tools/Local Adjustments, colour smooth .
* Significant code reorganisation. No functionality change.
* Added option to stack in the photometry tab.
* Added option to calibrate and extract green channel in photometry tab
* Reduced artifacts in LRGB stacking.
* Added DATE-OBS to header for RAW file converted to FITS.
* Fri Nov 18 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.11.16:
* Some cosmetic changes.
* Inspector, bottom text message background is now black.
* Added commandline acces to live stack tab with \"-stack path\"
* Worked in menu stack method. Added SNR based on electrons to photometry tab.- Move back to GTK2 until the QT5 sorting bug is solved (Lazarus 2.3.0)
* Wed Nov 09 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.11.07a:
* Added a default for EGAIN if it is missing in the header.
* Added SNR based on electrons.
* Improved menu option move files to directory name+date.
* Changed quality measurement to nrstar/sqr(hfd).
* Fixed a time zone correction for batch menu restore file dates.
* Minor mod pixel math for creating test images.
* Added popup menu option status bar for total ADU reading of stars.
* Mon Oct 31 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.10.31:
* Automated for stacking the detection of RAW DSLR images.
* Fix bug when sorting filenames.
* Thu Oct 20 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.10.19a:
* Fixed a runt time error if auto-demosaic is activated if a mono files is added.
* Improved changing header key word values for raw (CR2) and XISF files.
* Fixed live stacking for raw files.
* Tue Oct 04 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.10.01:
* Fixed a bug which reports in the GUI the wrong field of view for images larger then 5 degrees.
* Thu Sep 29 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.09.27:
* Improved monitor tab with sensor location.
* Added one digit to roundness measurment (F3).
* Added option solving with triples instead of quad for less then 30 stars.
* Added an arrow for monitor tab.
* Fixed angular distance reporting in the fits header.
* Allow header keyword changes in non-standard FITS files which are not a multiply of 2880 bytes.
* Cosmetic corrrection for CALSTAT keyword value if bias is missing.
* Replace the header ° symbol by a d since it was converted to unicode.
* Fixed a problem for arbitrary rotating of flipped images.
* Fixed reading old style WCS for flipped images.
* Fixed option N for arbitrary rotation.
* Tue Sep 06 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.09.04:
* Small modification to allow displaying the first colour image of FITS files containing four colours.
* Added shortcuts to the inspector menu (F5).
* Sun Aug 14 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.08.09:
* Improved icon indication for statistical selection in tab lights.
* Fixed Fuji X-trans sensor demosaic.
* Fixed some items for photometry tab.
* Fixed gain indication/selection dark and flat tab.
* Large code restructuring.
* Tue Aug 02 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.08.01a:
* Added limiting mangitude to photometry tab for case AAVSO has no comparison stars.
* Fixed loosing keyword CALSTAT after stack, save new header
* Fixed error in photometry tab for case AAVSO has no comparison stars.
* Wed Jul 13 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.07.13:
* Added Simbad online annotation.
* Fixed some small online request problems.
* Added TIFF to batch menu bin x2 or x3.
* Improved accuracy emphemeris alignment by storing in fraction of pixels.
* Some code improvement.
* Mon Jul 04 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.07.03:
* Some code improvement.
* Added the equinox in the calculation of the mount error.
* Wed Jun 29 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.06.26:
* Fixed some minor things for 8 bit file stacking.
* Thu Jun 16 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.06.14:
* Fixed CALSTAT indication if calibration prior to solving was used during stacking.
* Fixed unroundness measurement
* Added mean set temperature to mono stack.
* Mon May 30 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.05.29a:
* Improved API link to AAVSO webpage, Var and Check star are named from database.
* Added an API link to AAVSO webpage.
* Corrected to batch menu \"set modified file date to DATE-OBS\" for local time.
* Wed May 11 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.05.09a:
* Fixed an error in menu \"Unknown star annotation\" if star database was set in auto.
* Added avi video output.
* Added optional BAA report lines for photometry.
* Improved unknown star detection.
* Wed Apr 20 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.04.11a:
* Fixed a rare floating error in star database routine.
* Fixed roundness measurement which was accidentally broken some time ago.
* Improved speed of blind solving with about 30%.
* Added online HyperLeda and NED database search.
* Thu Apr 07 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.04.05:
* Fixed an incidental image move if mouse leaves the image after startup and zooming.
* Overhauled FITS reader.
* Overhauled SQM menu.
* Overhauled image equalise background tool.
* Added pressure keyword.
* Improved accuracy mount analyse.
* Overhauled tab mount analyse.
* Fri Mar 25 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Switch from gtk2 to qt5
* Fri Mar 25 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.03.25:
* fix compilation bug on Linux
* Fri Mar 25 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.03.24:
* Added an option in the light tab popup menu to add automatic add the alignment star based on the first image.
* Added an option to batch rotate image 180 degrees.
* Fixed error in converting to mono.
* For inspector tab, added normalisation for bayer images.
* Allowed xisf for stacking and inspection.
* Added Astro-TIFF to the viewer batch solving menu.
* Removed stdin option. For solver improved angular distance indicator.
* Mon Mar 14 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.03.13:
* Some small changes in the solver.
* Code optimisation in inspector/tilt measurement.
* Added an option to normalise OSC images prior to solving.
* Updated the tab inspector for the 9 areas.
* Change tilt inspector measurement from 5 to 9 areas.
* Wed Mar 09 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.03.08:
* Added an option to the batch menu to recover the file date.
* Added the SQM value to batch menu.
* Added an option to maintain the last modified date for batch solving.
* Added the option for multi pasting for \"Copy past tool\". Hold alt or ctrl key to keep pasting.
* Added some keywords for Astro-TIFF handeling.
* Added an experimental halo removal tool to viewer.
* Removed some viewer menus.
* Fixed viewer \"Unknown star detection\".
* Thu Feb 24 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.02.24:
* Fixed a major bug in LRGB stacking
* Added an auto mode for max number of stars. Solving will then start with 60 stars, 120, 240, 480 stars till image is solved.
* Added support for AstroTIFF
* Added in case of a solution is found the keyword equinox to the header.
* Added the option to the status bar popup menu to display noise in electrons
* Tue Feb 08 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.02.06:
* Added the option to the status bar popup menu to display noise in electrons
* Allowing Japanese characters in path
* Fixed a too long search pattern for solving for values above 90 degrees
* Darks can now be selected based on gain
* Added SuperPixel demosaic method
* Fixed colour replacement menu
* Tue Jan 18 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.1.17:
* Added an option to the tab \"monitor\" to measure distance to target.
* Fixed a problem with black spot filter.
* Fixed major problem with photometry tab recently introduced.
* Improved the search spiral for solving.
* Mon Jan 10 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.1.7:
* Improved the log output of ASTAP_CLI
* Added a crop function to the blink video output.
* Tue Jan 04 2022 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 2022.01.03:
* Fixed a colour problem when stacking OSC images.
* The \"semantic versioning\" is replaced by \"calendar versioning\" since ASTAP is continuous evolving.
* Added camera gain to weight-factor stacking.
* Reintroduced two flip menus again for image rotation.
* Tue Dec 28 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 1.0.0RC10:
* Changed the engine for rotating images
* Changed license to MPL 2.0.
* Added a solver option to the monitor tab.
* Gained some speed for rating an image.
* Code modification/optimisation.
* Improved SQM measurement menu and monitoring tab.
* Added a tab for monitoring a directory.
* Thu Dec 16 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 1.0.0RC6:
* Improved LRGB stacking. (Colour for saturation)
* Fixed a font size problem for the CCD inspector tilt indication.
* Improved responsiveness for live stacking.
* Thu Dec 09 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 1.0.0RC4:
* Improved layout inspector menu.
* Overhauled the inspector menu. Added three corner option.
* Thu Nov 25 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 1.0.0RC3:
* Overhauled the unroundness measurement.
* Added vectors for the unroundness measurement.
* Modified the inspector menu.
* Fix an issue on Linux
* Tue Nov 23 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 1.0.0RC2:
* Fixed a mix up between selecting DCRAW and \"LibRaw (cropped active area)\"
* Updated the unprocessed_raw conversion program for mode \"LibRaw (cropped active area)\"
* Added keyword ISOSPEED.
* Add a LibRaw option to convert to standard image dimensions (Libraw thumb).
* Made SQM measurement compatible with DSLR images by automatic binning.
* Allowed for tab pixelmath 1, ring equalise a centrum outside the middle
* Improved accuracy of photometry routine.
* Fixed a problem with an AAVSO chart request (+ sign declination)
* Fri Nov 12 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.590:
* Added option to call up AAVSO chart and import AUID stars from clipboard.
* Fixed altitude calculation of SQM measurement.
* Added unprocessed_raw-astap to Raspberry Pi versions, so select libraw for any raw files.
* Added clear list to popupmenu results tab and added reference image indicator to blink tab.
* Wed Nov 03 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Disable PIE on Fedora, since compilation fails when it\'s enabled
* Tue Nov 02 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.588:
* Adapted the command-line version to the W08 wide field star database.
* w08 will be used if the FOV is larger then 20 degrees (height).
* Updated the astap_cli star detection to astap version (circular annulus).
* Added unroundness measurment to CCD inspector.- Remove unit_stars_wide_field.pas- Remove unit_constellations.pas
* Wed Oct 27 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.587:
* Added constellations and solving for field-of-view larger then 20 degrees using the new w08 database.
* Improved solving for wide field.
* Added option auto select database.
* Fixed a problem for the AAVSO report for 4k monitors.
* Added a stack option to skip RGB combining.
* Removed de-mosaic method Malvar_Hu_Cutler.
* Added an flat & flat-dark classification option for exposure time.
* Some others small fixes- Add unit_stars_wide_field.pas because it was forgotten by upstream- Add unit_constellations.pas because it was forgotten by upstream
* Tue Sep 28 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.581:
* Fixed -update command line option for ASTAP and ASTAP_CLI.
* Added marker input for degrees.
* Fixed a minor annotation accuracy problem.
* Added CCD inspector to live stacking.
* Fixed dark and flat apply for live stacking.
* Tweaked colour smooth routine.
* Mon Sep 20 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.579b:
* Fixed a problem stacking 8 bit images.
* Wed Sep 15 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.579a:
* Fixed an error in tab mount analyses.
* Added to tab mount analyses an option to measure the polar axis error using two images.
* Added RAW red, blue pixel extraction to photometry tab.
* Replaced some ephemerides calculation code.
* Replaced the ephemerides routine for annotations.
* Sun Aug 29 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.573:
* Fixed persistent text location for flipped view.
* Viewer, added an option to annotate in the image data (persistent). See popup menu \"Add annotation\", add AATT to the text.
* Small cosmetic menu changes.
* Adapted automatic binning to cropping and so increasing the solver reliability for FOV larger then 5 degrees.
* Fixed a cropping problem for very large FOV.
* Adapted star annotation for very large FOV.
* Fixed a range problem in undisturbed image scale calculation.
* Wed Aug 18 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.569:
* Improved routine for adding \"SIP polynome\" factors.
* Added a routine to measure undisturbed image scale based on the center stars.
* Improved indication \"show distortion\" including reporting the median astrometric error.
* Changed background part of the solver.
* Added an option to place the RA, DEC marker in the center by typing C.
* Overhauled batch routine menus. Changed some icons.
* Fixed a runtime error in AAVSO report for the case only one image is used.
* Prevented a runtime error for large annulus used for star measurement.
* Mon Aug 02 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.565:
* Improvements in the limiting magnitude reporting.
* Improved limiting magnitude calculation.
* Added a magnitude estimate message in the photometry calibration.
* Tue Jul 27 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.562:
* Added \"Aberration Inspector\"
* Some minor corrections. Fixed message sub-sampling required for very large images.
* Added a Simbad query for the popup menu.
* Improved conversion to FITS routine, added PPM files, xisf.
* Mon Jul 12 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.559:
* Modified the alignment of the controls in the stack menu.
* Improved SOLVER. Removed some flashing in the log.
* Added a light curve to the photometry report.
* Fixed a problem where jpeg, png and tiff where read in mono colours only.
* Improved reporting via keyword CALSTAT. Modified some messages.
* ASTAP_CLI, fixed the -fov option of the astap_cli version. Fixed also a run time error using stdin.
* Thu Jun 24 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.555:
* Modified \"magnitude measured annotation\" menu option. Added a calculated 10 sigma limited magnitude indication.
* Fixed arm64 version for the RaspberryPi.
* For command line and using LibRaw, now creating consistent file extensions for .log and.wcs log files. So .CR3 is resulting in .ini and .wcs files and not in .CR3.ini and .CR3.wcs log files.
* Cosmetic changes.
* New menu for SQM measurement.
* Fixed restoring saved check marks file list.
* Fixed option calibration and alignment.
* Fixed writing values above 65535 in 16 bit format.
* Improved SQM routine for DSLR images.
* Wed Jun 09 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.550:
* Modified blink routine. Keeps now solution in memory rather then in separate files.
* Fixed calibration prior to solving
* Introduced new menu to inspector for measuring relative median background values.
* Added internal routine to inspector to convert colour to mono for better accuracy of coloured images
* Fixed a minor problem if change keyword is applied on .CR2 files.
* Mon May 31 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.547:
* Replaced in CCD inspector menu the box filter by normalise option.
* Reorganised tab stack menu.
* Improved loading time.
* Added normalise filter for OSC flats.
* Cosmetic corrections stack menus.
* Improved loading time when stack menu contains many files.
* Fixed several annotation problems.
* Fixed dave-avg calculation which was broken.
* Added a menu option to add some data to the bottom of the screen.
* Allowing LSHO stacking.
* Added some extra messages for photometry.
* Fixed a minor problem at RA=0.
* Thu May 20 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.540:
* Added in tab result an option to add the time to the filenames
* Fixed a run time error occuring after clicking on colour images or debayering with 130% scale layout
* Moved font away from star for inspector menu HFD values since it influenced the measurment
* Improved the date input interface for asteroid annotation
* Fixed reporting of luminance filter for stacking
* Fixed for blink and photometry tab a wrong column for data/time
* Added the min HFD filter to analyse the image list
* Fixed saving the smooth filter diameter
* Added a \"remove green & purple\" filter for Hubble palette
* Added a second CCD inspector menu using stars with SNR>10
* Simplied menu \"creating star test images\"
* Mon May 10 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.533:
* Improved saturation detection for images with max values below 65000
* Further improved grid
* Reintroduced log scale for histogram.
* Thu May 06 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Merge ASTAP and ASTAP-dbs
* Mon May 03 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.531:
* Added RA,DEC grid option under menu View.
* Increased sensitivity show distortion menu.
* Added filter names to stacked file name
* Added possibility to calculate and add SIP coefficient to the header
* Added pixel scale to show distortion.
* Thu Apr 29 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.529a:
* Fixed a hanging bug in histogram routine for high resolution monitors
* Removed piece of test code to fix the mount analyse tab.
* Modified max range setting histogram.
* Mon Apr 19 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.528:
* Overhauled histogram
* Removed beep in inspector
* Allowed colour change for all annotations via menu asteroid annotation
* Fri Apr 16 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.527:
* Master flat and master dark can be created based on date. For light the nearest dark and flat date will be selected.
* For the stack routine replaced the small \".astap_solution\" files by memory based solution.
* Sun Apr 11 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.525:
* Some format changes mount analyse tab
* Removed creation of
*.bak files in several file save actions.
* Thu Apr 08 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.524:
* Improved background detection for solver. Added colour icons to flat tab.
* Modified LRGB and OSC stacking
* Fixed a problem with Nina FITS headers containing keyword value OBJCTRA = \'00 00 00\'
* Modified the mount analyse tab
* Wed Mar 31 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.521b:
* fix dcraw-astap detection
* Tue Mar 30 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.521a:
* correctly detect dcraw-astap on Linux
* Tue Mar 30 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.521:
* For tab mount added option to write solution to .wcs file
* Added true equinox of date for tab mount
* Added tab for mount analysing
* Added airmass to photometry and default observer position for DSLR images.
* Cosmetic changes in the photometry routine.
* For photometry changed the annulus shape to round. Overhauled background detection in the star detection routine. Solving should work a little better.
* Fixed a fatal bug in unprocessed_raw conversion program for raw files.
* Thu Mar 18 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Remove unprocessed_raw-astap, is it require a dev version of libraw
* Thu Mar 18 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.515:
* more photometry corrections
* Wed Mar 17 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.514:
* first test version with modified LibRaw program unprocessed_raw-astap
* More update for new LibRaw program. This modified LibRaw version can export directly to fits file
* Wed Mar 10 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.512a:
* Fixed a very rare run time error in the solver.
* Photometry adjustments
* Revamp and split of photometry calibration for point and extended objects.
* Added adjustable annulus for photometry
* fixed photometry for H17, H18
* fixed photometry annotation problem
* fixed a photometry alignment error
* Mon Mar 01 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.506:
* Added fixed aperture to photometry tab
* Improved photometry tab
* modified the command-line such that solving, analyse and sqm mesurements are possible in one command.
* Thu Feb 25 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.503:
* Improved photometry tab
* Modified the command-line such that solving, analyse and sqm mesurements are possible in one command
* Tue Feb 23 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.501:
* Fixed pedestal of \"calibration only\"
* Improved some things in the photmetry tab.
* Fixed a command line bug for H17 and H18 databases For some areas solving didn\'t work correctly.
* Raw colour extraction extended with named colours
* Fixed the distortion display
* Fixed a problem with not enough stars in star database annotation
* Mon Feb 15 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.497:
* Fixed a run time error in ephemerids calculation.
* Added atmopheric extinction correction for SQM measurement.
* Add a report to file at AAVSO menu.
* Fixed a problem that variable annotation worked for all tabs and not only photometry tab.
* Thu Feb 11 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.493:
* Bug fix photometry and AAVSO report.
* Added AAVSO reporting to the photometry tab
* Adapted asteroid annotation font size to image dimensions.
* Increased accuracy of photometry.
* Thu Feb 04 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.487:
* Modified photometry tab to three stars
* Added AAVSO reference stars to the variable star database.
* Mon Feb 01 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.486:
* Reduced the noise in the magnitude measurement with about 20%.
* Modified centering for photometry tab.
* Fri Jan 29 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.484:
* Fixed broken ra, dec marker.
* Corrected some messages in photomety tab.
* Improved code photometry calibration.
* Thu Jan 28 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.483:
* Tuned a factor in the solver. Some code clean-up.
* Wed Jan 27 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.482:
* added a pedestal input for the batch routine \"add sqm value\"
* Tue Jan 26 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.481:
* Added SQM measurement to command line, batch routine and lights tab.
* Fri Jan 22 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.480:
* Simpliefied SQM measurement
* Modified Image inspector menu for Bayer images
* Wed Jan 20 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.479:
* Added an Image inspector for Bayer images. Image will be first 2x2 Box filtered.
* Tue Jan 19 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.478a:
* Print HFD_MEDIAN and STAR level to stdout wehn using -analyse
* Tue Jan 19 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.478:
* Added the option to enter a pedestal correction to the SQM menu.
* Moved SQM measurement to seperate menu. Added SQM based on noise.
* Mon Jan 18 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.476a:
* Changed noise detection solver.
* Added SQM measurement to viewer menu \"Magnitude (measured) annotation\".
* Some menu changes \"image (CCD) inspector\".
* Added 2D contour to the image inspector.
* Sun Jan 10 2021 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.473:
* Introduced the H18 database. This database contains 1475 areas rather then the previous 290 areas. Solving speed will be fast for file with a FOV less then one degrees.
* Added H17 database. This one replaces the G17. Minor modification in database selection.
* Raw images can be send to ASTAP using stdin.
* Adapted flow control of stdin channel
* Mon Dec 28 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.468:
* Fixed file selection of some batch menu options for Linux.
* Fixed batch right orientation.
* Tue Dec 22 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.467:
* Adapted the units of the reported mount error.
* Added for command line option find best focus using several input files also the remaining error.
* added command line option to find best focus using several input files.
* several small improvements and fixes. Reports mount offset.
* New tool, show the mount position in solved image. Some improvements
* Wed Dec 16 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.462:
* experimental online Gaia star information for a star at the mouse pointer
* online Gaia star information by rectangle selection.
* Astrometric solution of cropped FITs moved to image center. Displays better in planetarium program.
* Tue Dec 15 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.460:
* Fixed reading date_obs and observer location from XISF file for asteroid annotation.
* Mon Nov 30 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.459:
* Fixed rare problem in background calculation for OSC images if an even stepsize is selected.
* Excluded saturated stars from CCD inspector.
* Fixed a minor display problem for 4k screens.
* Fri Nov 27 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Go back to use GTK2. We discovered a serious issue in QT5 when sorting rows by column. In order for ASTAP to work correctly with GTK2 and hundreds of images, one has to load them using drag and drop and not by using the integraded GTK2 file browser that, otherwise, will cause the program to crash.
* Thu Nov 26 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Add wrapper (astap.sh) that calls astap_main. This is need if someone on wayland wants to start astap from the terminal
* Wed Nov 25 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.456a:
* Some cosmetic menu corrections for QT5 version
* Wed Nov 25 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.455
* Added code for selection of dcraw-astap, a version which creates pgm files with meta data in the comment section.
* Improved code for listview preventing runtime errors
* Tue Nov 24 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Add Fedora support- Compile custom dcraw version that supports exposure and ISO settings
* Tue Nov 24 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Switch to QT5 as GTK2 has throws memory allocation error when stacking multiple hundreds of files
* Mon Nov 23 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.453:
* Adapted altitude and azimuth reading to both string and float format reading.
* Mon Nov 23 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.452:
* Stack menu: modified column stars_detected in image quality column. Quality is equal to nr stars detected divided by HFD. Upgraded automatic unselection of poor image accordingly.
* Changed selection of reference image for stacking from lowest hfd to quality equal stars_detected/hfd
* Wed Nov 18 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.450:
* Improved the photometric tab functionality
* Corrected long warning strings in FITS header
* Fixed an exposure time detection in stacking
* Mon Nov 16 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.449:
* Overhauled the star database reader. The solver is 35 to 40% faster for small fields (<=0.5 degrees)
* Fri Nov 06 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.448:
* Cosmetic changes
* Cosmetic code changes
* Mon Nov 02 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.446:
* More improvements for displaying MEF, multi-extension FITS
* Removed exporting FITS with tables
* Fixed some table problems in displaying MEF, multi-extension FITS
* Sun Nov 01 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.444:
* Fixed some menu things related to multi-extension FITS.
* Modfied the viewer for multi-extension FITS. Can display images or 2D tables in the extension(s).
* Added -extract option to export detected star to a csv file.
* Raised detection level for CCD inspector and commandline option -analyse to SNR>=30
* Improved command line -analyse option
* Improved pixel math option to creating artifical star image. Stars are no longer centered at pixel center but random placed.
* Sat Oct 24 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.438:
* Viewer, option stretch draw to FITS. Preserve now the astrometric solution correctly.
* Added the latest Libraw version. DCRAW is still preferred.
* Optimized database file reader buffer for speed. In some cases the solver is 10% faster.
* Thu Oct 22 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.436:
* Fixed an undefined variable which could result in a white viewer screen if a floating point FITS file was loaded.
* Mon Oct 19 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.435:
* Added nova & minor planet detection using the star database
* Fixed some ugly fonts.
* If the user enters manually a FOV in alignment or in the commandline, the correction is now included in excluding too small quads.
* Made an other correction for the solver for FOV=auto with respect of excluding too small quads.
* Minor fixes
* Wed Oct 14 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.431 (same changelog as 0.9.430)
* Wed Oct 14 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.430
* Fixed a major runtime error in stack routine introduced a few version back.
* Mon Oct 12 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.429 (no changelog)
* Mon Oct 12 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to v0.9.428:
* Modified mouse wheel zoom behavior in the viewer. Viewer will zoom centered at the mouse position.
* Added the standard log to stdout if executed in Linux command-line mode.
* Preventing rotation of RAW files using DCRAW by command-line -t 0
* Changed stitching (mosaic) mode
* Improved the standard deviation measurement at mouse cursor
* Tue Oct 06 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to v0.9.426 (no changelog)
* Tue Oct 06 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Remove dbs from this package. They will be put under the nonfree repository with the name ASTAP-dbs
* Mon Oct 05 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to 0.9.425 (no changelog)
* Wed Sep 30 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Update to version 0.9.423 (no changelog)- Fix spec file- Add acknowledgement_of_databases.txt which was given to us by the author
* Sun Sep 27 2020 Paolo Stivanin - Initial release in OBS v0.9.421