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<H3>Changes from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3</H3>
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(Under development and not yet released.)
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<ul>
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<li>Updates from the Astronomical Almanac 2020:
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<ul>
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<li>Pluto’s long-term orbital elements.
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<li>The ∆T table now runs through 2018.
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<H3>Changes from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2</H3>
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Released June 24, 2020.
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<ul>
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<li>Stop trying to link against `-lXp`, which X Windows no longer offers.
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<li>Tell Linux folks to compile against their native Motif libraries.
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<li>Remove pre-compiled Linux `libXm.a`: incompatible with modern X Windows.
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<li>First release from the GitHub repository.
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</ul>
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<H3>Changes from 4.0.0 to 4.0.1</H3>
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Released February 28, 2020.
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<ul>
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<li>Tweaked "versionmenu.c" to fix a compiler error.
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<li>Final release from the www.clearskyinstitute.com website.
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</ul>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7.7 to 4.0.0</H3>
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Released February 7, 2020.
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<ul>
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<li>Switched to the MIT License.
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</ul>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7.6 to 3.7.7</H3>
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Released August 9, 2015
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<blockquote>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>Improved earth satellite range rate
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<li>Fixed some typos in help file
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<li>Updated magnetic declination model for 2015-2020
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<li>Update Makefile for OS X.10 Yosemite to look for X11 in /opt/X11
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<li>Magnetic declination tooltip was reversed
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<li>Update Minor Planet Center donwloading script, mpcorb2edb.pl
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<li>INDI was not sending all Switches as required by specification.
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<li>Change astorb2edbl.pl to use curl and try both with and without EPSV.
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</ul>
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<p>New features:
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<ul>
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<li>Include new simpleINDI demo program.
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<li>Add support for UCAC4
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7.5 to 3.7.6 </H3>
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Released January 20, 2013
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<blockquote>
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<p>New features:
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<ul>
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<li>Show transit azimuth
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<li>Plots now show coordinates under cursor.
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<li>Improved Earth night lights file, nearth.gif.
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<li>Update Jupiter Great Red Spot default longitude.
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<li>Show satellite element age in Index.
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<li>Add Curiosity landing coordinates to mars_db
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<li>Separate Sky View horizon clipping option
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<li>SOHO is back
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<li>New daytime earth image with improved geography shading
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<li>SkyView -> Favorites offers same controls as map right-click
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<li>Telescope GoTo honors horizon map
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</ul>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>Improve Earth sunline in cyl graphic projection near equinox.
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<li>Improve error handling downloading asteroid data.
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<li>Improve accuracy of Earth satellite transits.
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<li>Significantly improve speed of Earth satellite rise and set predictions.
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<li>Significantly improve accuracy of Earth satellite transit predictions.
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<li>Eliminate Earth satellite Objects table values flashing.
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<li>Improve accuracy of Earth satellite ground footprint.
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<li>Saving Favorites after downloading new elements now saves new values.
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<li>Improved earth satellite height and solver stability.
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<li>Improve INDI menu interactions for type ISwitchVectorProperty
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<li>Sky view horizon clipping incorrectly in rare cases.
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<li>Better isolation of applicable Sky View options in individual planet rendering.
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<li>In Moon view: subearth, subsolar and anti-subsolar options moved from Grid to {Pen}Umbra.
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<li>Show sun in moonview during solar eclipse
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<li>Better handling of proxies and large files in web downloads
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<li>Favorites menu updates when db that is also a favorite changes.
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<li>Fixed crash if Earth view showing Favorite that is updated from file or download
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7.4 to 3.7.5 </H3>
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Released July 25, 2011
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<blockquote>
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<p>New features
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<ul>
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<li>Support UCAC catalog version 3
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<li>Sky view shows PA in live report
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<li>Favorites may now be edited in-place
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<li>Earth view displays great circle distance and bearing
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<li>Change Earth view cylindrical projection from cos to linear
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<li>Earth Object table reports range rate for solar system objects.
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<li>Eyepiece rotation depends on Alt/Az or RA/Dec placement context.
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</ul>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>Change cfa.harvard.edu URLs to minorplanetcenter.org
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<li>Improved accuracy for ecliptic coordinates
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<li>New coords for ESO sites
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<li>Check for fifos in PrivateDir then ShareDir
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<li>Accommodate downloading web files containing very long lines.
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<li>Solar system right-click info could be stale if it was the only view open.
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<li>Better support for Max OS X ppc, i386 and x86_64 architectures
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<li>Prevent placing Coordinate Tool Eyepiece before Sky View is up.
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<li>Better protection from stale Earth satellite elements.
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<li>Better support for HTTP 1.1 for celestrak.com
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<li>Delta T updated through 2011
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<li>Miranda elements now correct
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<li>Sky View updates correctly while on alternate workspace
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7.3 to 3.7.4 </H3>
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Released July 3, 2009
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<blockquote>
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<p>New Features:
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<ul>
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<li>Several updates for European sites and time zones.
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<li>Code tweaks for 64bit compilers.
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<li>Add networking support for STScI GSC 2.3.
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<li>Add simple support for FITS BITPIX=-32 (floating point images).
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<li>Use cross cursor under magnifying glass.
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<li>Add Phoenix to Mars features database.
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<li>Updated Delta-T table
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</ul>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>Updated CFA URLs.
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<li>Made Sky View automag deeper to accommodate GSC 2.3.
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<li>Sky View live report option now saved in preferences.
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<li>Fix bug when Sun dip is set above rise/set threshold.
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<li>Warn of attempt to write to a read-only INDI property.
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<li>Better buffer managment in BDL moon model.
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<li>Better guarding of old satellite elements.
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<li>Fix problem with rise/set near terminator near poles.
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<li>Fix bug in movie loop when there were no images yet.
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<li>Better Sky View eyepiece culling.
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<li>Fix INDI eventloop that could starve nested deferrals.
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7.2 to 3.7.3 </H3>
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Released March 24, 2008
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<blockquote>
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<p>New Features:
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<ul>
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<li>surround Earth satellite name with parentheses if eclipsed.
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<li>move "Keep marker centered' to Sky View Telescope menu
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</ul>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>improve handling of catalog errors, eg, when in part of sky with no UCAC
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<li>improved Solver tool Min/Max stability
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<li>use proper amount of precision when saving TLE as .edb
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<li>use geometric elevation for Earth satellite conversion to RA/Dec
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<li>fix Earth satellite transit info when up now
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<li>fix possible rise/set infinite loop when object just barely rises or is geostationary
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<li>arg of peri was listed in Earth Data Index table twice
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<li>fclose could be called twice when saving preferences
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<li>fix possible crash when updating db or Favorites when Earth Objects are up
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<li>fix printed trail time zone (always said UTC even when local)
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<li>SKY2000.edb RA PM was not multiplied by cos(Dec)
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</ul>
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<p>INDI enhancements:
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<ul>
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<li>improve display of large Light properties
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<li>parser missed decoding entity if first char in pcdata
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<li>eventloop.c:rmTimer() resized array wrong
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<li>fixed memory leak in getINDI.c
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<li>getINDI now handles BLOBs
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</ul>
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<p>Obsolete:
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<ul>
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<li>outdated AAVSO support removed
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7.1 to 3.7.2 </H3>
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Released November 12, 2006
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<blockquote>
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<p>New Features:
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<ul>
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<li>Data Table adds JD, HJD and PA columns.
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<li>Earth View adds inertial reference frame option.
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<li>Earth View allows picking earth satellite via orbit marker.
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<li>Earth View shows altitude and range in satellite right-click data.
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<li>Earth View shows satellite position in space.
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<li>Earth View can draw orbits on cylindrical projection.
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<li>Earth objects table has new column-wide toggles.
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<li>Main menu can remember to start RT mode automatically.
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<li>Makefiles now support building Mac OS X universal binaries.
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<li>Object index search supports using glob patterns.
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<li>Observing log adds JD, HJD and Airmass fields.
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<li>Observing log replaces Search with List feature.
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<li>Observing log search supports using glob patterns.
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<li>Preferences can now remember and restore which views were open.
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<li>Print adds new option to draw with thicker lines.
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<li>Several improvements to XML and INDI tools.
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<li>Shared app defaults file, XEphem, may now be in /etc.
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<li>Sites list search supports using glob patterns.
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<li>Sky View draws simplistic antialiased stars.
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<li>Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus satellite models extended to 2021.
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<li>Native binary support for Mac OSX Intel.
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</ul>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>.fts added as default suffix when downloading DSS images.
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<li>Data menu was not cutting spect field at 2 chars.
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<li>Earth View uses unique names for satellite object listing fields.
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<li>Fix logic to detect no natural satellite models.
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<li>Main menu now only shows progress meter if using fewer than 1000 steps.
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<li>Numbers like 2e-2 were considered negative in some situations.
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<li>Sky View RADec grid was inaccurate in AA mode near celestial poles
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<li>Sky View compass correct now when showing tilted/rotated FITS image.
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<li>Sky View labels N and S ecliptic poles.
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<li>Sky View no longer prevents panning below horizon.
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<li>Sky View telescope marker turned off when manually point only if also recentering.
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<li>Sky View was leaving constellation figure files open.
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<li>Solver properly guards XML entity characters when saving functions.
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<li>Support ISO 8601 in FITS DATE-OBS field.
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<li>Support much longer edb entries when downloading from web.
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<li>Updated Delta-T table.
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<li>WCS solver window labels CDELT2 as pixels up, not down.
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<li>astorb2edb.pl updated for longer object names.
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</ul>
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<p>INDI enhancements:
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<ul>
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<li>add IEDeferLoop function for inline waiting.
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<li>add IUCrackNumber and IUCrackText utility functions.
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<li>change indiserver to use select(2) not threads (10-20% more efficient).
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<li>command line tools can inherit socket from parent script to maintain a single session
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<li>fix bug in very rapid timeouts.
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<li>guarantee getProperties is first command sent to drivers.
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<li>improve efficiency of traffic to remote drivers.
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<li>indiserver sniffs client devices from all commands, not just getProperties.
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<li>library sends doubles with more precision.
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<li>merge stderr from drivers into indiserver's log with date stamp.
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<li>more robust IUSaveText.
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</ul>
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<p>Obsolete:
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<ul>
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<li>Remove old style Seti@Home
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.7 to 3.7.1 </H3>
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Released November 19, 2005
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<blockquote>
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<p>New Features:
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<ul>
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<li>Add tool to align two or more FITS images and create motion movies.
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<li>Add Control-m keyboard shortcut to add any view to the Movie loop.
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<li>Upgrade to higher resolution Earth image.
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<li>Put user annotations in a scrolled list to accommodate lengthy collections.
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<li>Add Moonrise and Moonset to collection of Step size controls.
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<li>Image gallery lookups now search against all names of data base objects.
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</ul>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>Fix crashing when deleting all frames of a Movie.
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<li>Fix antisolar point in Sky View when changing Equatorial preference.
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<li>Fix pen/umbra position in Sky View when changing equinox.
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<li>Fix problem when reading some Sky View history files.
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<li>Fix large height of Progress meter seen on some systems.
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<li>Fix crashing when starting any Animation demo.
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<li>Fix mainmenu size jumping on some systems when moon not up.
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<li>Fix mainmenu moon/sun/rise/set step bug when near a day without any such.
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<li>Fix bug in reference manual describing earth satellite footprint.
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<li>Fix crashing when make About window too small.
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<li>Fix Sky View compass rose during display of FITS images.
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<li>Fix a few entries in xephem_sites
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.6.4 to 3.7 </H3>
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Released August 1, 2005
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<blockquote>
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<p>New Features:
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<li>Data
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<ul>
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<li>Includes Hubble GSC 2.2.0.1 catalog, 450 million stars complete to M18.5.
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<li>New and updated catalogs: Messier, IC, NGC, COVBS, SKY2000,
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HYPERLEDA, Supernova, WDSC, Open clusters, Henry-Draper, Pleiades and
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asteroids.
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<li>YBS replaced with Sky 2000 to magnitude 6.5.
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<li>Can now display Gallery image directly from Data Index.
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</ul>
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<p></p>
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<li>Earth View
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<ul>
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<li>Display satellite orbits in space.
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<li>Zoom in to see better geography, or out to see high orbits.
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<li>Quick-set button to set equator rotation.
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<li>Display of surface footprint is now optional.
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<li>Expanded range mouse panning allows continuous rotation.
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</ul>
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<p></p>
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<li>Sky View
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<ul>
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<li>Save and restore sets of eyepiece definitions.
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<li>Save and restore sets of eyepiece Sky positions.
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<li>Constellation figure definitions now stored in editable files.
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<li>WCS solver invoked automatically if header has seed but no solution.
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<li>Shortcut button to set display aspect ratio to match image.
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<li>FITS file blinking via new Movie frame function.
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</ul>
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<p></p>
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<li>User Annotation
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<ul>
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<li>Anchor locations are now based on the view's world coordinates.
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<li>Sets of annotations may be saved and loaded from files.
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</ul>
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<p></p>
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<li>Other
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<li>Collect any number of View, NAAG or Plot frames into a movie, save as set of PNG files.
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<li>Many tweaks for improved INDI support, including display FITS BLOBs.
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<p>Bugs fixed:
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<ul>
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<li>Negative years in some date formats.
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<li>WCS solver could result in RA outside range 0..24 hours.
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<li>Setting lat or long would reset elevation.
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<li>Highly zoomed FITS images would show half-pixel offset.
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<li>FITS images without WCS headers could generate bogus graphic overlays.
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<li>Sky View compass rose rotation angle could be wrong near poles.
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<li>Persistent labels on Earth trails in Sol System view were incorrect.
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<li>Outdated magnetic declination model updated.
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.6.3 to 3.6.4
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</H3>
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Released February 26, 2005
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<blockquote>
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<ul>
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<li>add Proper Motion columns to Data table
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<li>update NAAG also when change horizon offset in Data Setup
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<li>Favorites table now displays full .edb definition of each entry
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<li>allow adding a new Favorite directly from the dialog
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<li>Solver has separate Find Min and Find Max goals
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.6.2 to 3.6.3
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</H3>
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Released January 8, 2005
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<blockquote>
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<ul>
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<li>All moon views: add boolean fields for casting shadow and transit
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<li>Sun view: fix and make a configurable resource the SOHO network address
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<li>Sky View: label galactic center
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<li>Sky View: show rise/set for trailed objects
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<li>Sky View: show position angle for roaming mouse coordinate
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<li>Sky View: fix printing rectangular eyepieces
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.6.1 to 3.6.2
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</H3>
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Released November 28, 2004
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<blockquote>
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<ul>
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<li>add support for linux and osx motif libs in source distro
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<li>remove -ffast-math from all Makefiles
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<li>add Hide and Toggle to User Annotation tool
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<li>add User Annotation window tips
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<li>add XE icon to Coordinate Converter window
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<li>add XE icon to Earth Objects window
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<li>show longitude at += 90 in Earth map
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<li>fix sporadic dropped contour segments in Earth map
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<li>fix spherical mode printing size in Earth map
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<li>add spectral class L designation
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<li>fix bug downloading from GSC 2.2 in Dec range -1..0 degs
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<li>bump max download count for GSC 2.2
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<li>fix eyepieces png in help
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<li>remove extra @ before seti@home in help
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<li>fix relativistic deflection if objects are nearer than sun
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<li>allow for negative Earth satellite es_decay
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<li>fix Sky View keyboard pan/zoom did not erase fits display
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<li>put Sky View Mag in main popup, not in extra pullright
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<li>only remove Internet downloaded asteroid files if fresh
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<li>fix sending INDI goto coords to the marker properties
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<li>better handling of INDI agent disconnect
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<li>fix bug building INDI newTextVector property
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<li>honor new*Vector commands seen from other INDI clients
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<li>redraw each INDI light vector when remanaged
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<li>new INDI getINDIproperty and setINDIproperty tools
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</ul>
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</blockquote>
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<H3>Changes from 3.6 to 3.6.1
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</H3>
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Released August 13, 2004
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<blockquote>
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<li>improve approach to preventing screen blanking during right-clicks
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<li>fix memory problem when closing Trails window
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<li>planets should be On in the default Sky View History horizon entries
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<li>improve drawing of thin crescents in Sky View
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<li>faster Sky View depth sorting
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<li>fix oversight preventing support of GSC 2.2 field stars
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<li>fix binary orbit update problem
|
||
<li>fix Sky View Names toolbar button
|
||
<li>fix timezone problems in Trails
|
||
<li>improve compass rose accuracy in Sky View
|
||
<li>fix persistent label in Solar System view
|
||
<li>show mag+spectral class for Binary companion too in Sky View's More Info
|
||
<li>show size for planets too in Sky View's More Info
|
||
<li>eliminate use of tmpnam() for security reasons
|
||
<li>INDI tolerates other clients coming and going
|
||
<li>new or improved catalogs: asteroids, COVBS, CPIRSS, WDSC, aavso,
|
||
binary_calib, constant, loneos, sstar_calib
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</blockquote>
|
||
|
||
<H3>Changes from 3.5.2 to 3.6
|
||
</H3>
|
||
Released June 6, 2004
|
||
|
||
<blockquote>
|
||
<p>New Features:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Gallery
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Gallery of over 300 color images, fully cross-linked with Sky View.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Sun
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>New Sun view downloads and saves live images from SOHO.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Moon
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Lunar features can be loaded directly into More Info dialog.
|
||
<li>Fully integrated with Lunar Orbiter IV images, with and without
|
||
annotation.
|
||
<li>Searchable list of Lunar features.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Earth
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Use shaded relief maps and nightside light maps.
|
||
<li>Can display any number of simultaneous satellites.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Mars
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Now uses a shaded relief map from Mars Global Surveyor.
|
||
<li>Seeing simulation can now be controlled to 1/10 arc second.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Saturn
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Now uses real images.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Sky View
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Keyboard shortcuts for positioning and zooming.
|
||
<li>Constellation figures as defined by H. A. Rey.
|
||
<li>Orienting compass roses.
|
||
<li>Milky Way boundary.
|
||
<li>Rotatable eyepieces.
|
||
<li>Multiple horizon profiles and interactive editing.
|
||
<li>Field stars have their own labeling controls.
|
||
<li>Natural satellites drawn along with their parent planets.
|
||
<li>Planets drawn with proper phases.
|
||
<li>Displays galactic coordinates.
|
||
<li>More annotation point on principle coordinate planes.
|
||
<li>Accurate colors for all stellar spectral classes.
|
||
<li>Binary system orbits.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Other views
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>New annotation facility to overlay text and lines on any view.
|
||
<li>All planet views now show moon shadows on planet.
|
||
<li>Solar System has keyboard shortcuts for rotation, zooming and
|
||
stereo.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Tools
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>New Observer's log book.
|
||
<li>Main window now displays local magnetic declination.
|
||
<li>Printing now supports A4 paper sizes.
|
||
<li>Trails can now extend Before as well as After the starting time.
|
||
<li>Plot and List now have Undo controls.
|
||
<li>Plot, List and Solver can now save and restore configurations.
|
||
<li>Telescope control now supports <a target="newwin"
|
||
href="http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/INDI/INDI.pdf">INDI</a>, a
|
||
highly flexible XML
|
||
protocol.
|
||
<li>More data options and crisper graphs in AAVSO plot tool.
|
||
<li>Close tool can now omit planet's own moons.
|
||
<li>Coordinate Converter supports arbitrary equinox, can directly
|
||
place Eyepieces.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>GUI
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Date and Time triad entry formats simpler yet more flexible.
|
||
<li>New Splash screen for instant feedback when launched.
|
||
<li>Help now written in html and triggers your favorite browser.
|
||
<li>Most unwieldy File Selection Boxes replaced by smart file popups.
|
||
<li>One-click Web catalog downloads automatically loaded into memory,
|
||
as well as saved as a file.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<li>Data management
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>New general purpose Favorites facility completely replaces ObjXYZ.
|
||
<li>.edb format extended to capture proper motion.
|
||
<li>.edb format extended to capture valid date ranges for orbital
|
||
elements.
|
||
<li>.edb extended to capture multiple names per object.
|
||
<li>.edb extended to capture binary system orbits.
|
||
<li>Add support for USNO CCD Astrographic Catalog as field stars.
|
||
<li>Data Index now displays .edb format.
|
||
<li>Data Index can now partition objects into basic categories.
|
||
<li>Data View contents can be sent to X11 selection buffer.
|
||
<li>Field stars can now populate up to 30° FOV to support 35mm
|
||
photography.
|
||
<li>Save Preferences can now automatically save Minor resources as
|
||
well.
|
||
<li>Better Data menu organization.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p>Bug Fixes:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Printing has improved Adobe compliance and
|
||
is immune to locale.
|
||
<li>Improved handling of scalable fonts, include fixing a memory leak.
|
||
<li>Improved printing in color, and changed Grey to genuine Black.
|
||
<li>Fixed Length-of-Night if dusk or dawn does not occur.
|
||
<li>Fixed Length-of-Night and NAAG when dawn or dusk cross midnight.
|
||
<li>Main window calendar pulldown menu could clip some month names.
|
||
<li>Mars moon view can finally print.
|
||
<li>Fix NAAG for "arctic" dusk and dawn.
|
||
<li>Fix NAAG for case of no rise today but rise tomorrow; ditto for set.
|
||
<li>Fix NAAG for earth satellite when current time is on right half-day.
|
||
<li>Num Lock key no longer required to be off.
|
||
<li>Sky View 1:1 and 2:1 shortcuts no longer fail in certain situations.
|
||
<li>Sky View grid labeling improved.
|
||
<li>Sky View better at not clipping large objects until fully off
|
||
screen, not just their center.
|
||
<li>Sky View toolbuttons for constellations, planes and labeling
|
||
improved.
|
||
<li>Sky View is better at avoiding overlapping labels.
|
||
<li>Improved stability in Solver tool seeking periodic extrema.
|
||
<li>Fixed problem with mag glass over image without WCS headers.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</blockquote>
|
||
|
||
<H3>Changes from 3.5.1 to 3.5.2
|
||
</H3>
|
||
Released Jan 8, 2002
|
||
|
||
<blockquote>
|
||
<p>
|
||
New Features:
|
||
<p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>add support for Uranometria 2000 sky atlas.
|
||
<li>add support for all three atlases in Data Table and Sky View listing.
|
||
<li>add "Auto list" so Close-pairs tool can print while looping.
|
||
<li>add GHA column to Data Table.
|
||
<li>add Spectral class column to Data Table and Sky View listing.
|
||
<li>add ability to store preferred position for more dialogs.
|
||
<li>add support for reading TLE-format satellite files directly.
|
||
<li>add Print option to Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus views.
|
||
<li>add support for 8-bit FITS format.
|
||
<li>add major upgrade to star finder and WCS solver.
|
||
<li>add image X,Y coords to Sky View corner info, when displaying image
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p>
|
||
Bug Fixes:
|
||
<p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>fix a communication problem with LX200.
|
||
<li>fix minor problem with Earth view gray-scale printing.
|
||
<li>fix font problems occuring on some systems.
|
||
<li>fix crashing in Jup/Sat/Uranus seen with some window managers.
|
||
<li>fix saving Site preference when multiple abbreviated names match.
|
||
<li>fix rare crash when saving preferences.
|
||
<li>fix some incorrect XmForm attachments.
|
||
<li>fix crash if enter 0 eyepiece focal length.
|
||
<li>fix rare crash when refracting far below horizon.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</blockquote>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<H3>Changes from 3.5 to 3.5.1
|
||
</H3>
|
||
Released Nov 9, 2001
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Image analysis:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>fix ROI would not draw if no or bad wcs
|
||
<li>fix updating scales correctly if find a wcs solution
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Sky View:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>fix ROI Toggle button so it can be a saved resource
|
||
<li>fix check for center when window size is odd and flipped
|
||
<li>fix bomb when close if wcs had never been opened
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Misc:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>fix support for ~ in ShareDir
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p>
|
||
<H3>Changes from 3.4 to 3.5
|
||
</H3>
|
||
Released Oct 13, 2001
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<p><li>Cross-Platform:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Available for MS Win98/2000, MacOS X and all UNIX-like systems.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Image analysis:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Pattern match stars in an image against GSC to find RA/Dec WCS header.
|
||
<li>2D Guassian fit to star profiles for sub-pixel position accuracy.
|
||
<li>One-click relative and absolute aperture photometry.
|
||
<li>Pixel stats for entire image, region of interest or pixels under glass.
|
||
<li>Multiple settings for magnifying glass size and power.
|
||
<li>Unique "Monument" mode displays stars in pseudo-3D.
|
||
<li>Interactive cross-section slices.
|
||
<li>Multilevel crop and zoom stack.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Sky View:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Images resize to fit window (not the other way around as in 3.4).
|
||
<li>Toolbar down right side to control new imaging functions.
|
||
<li>Very simple interface for other programs to automatically display images.
|
||
<li>Popup date/time honors Preference time zone.
|
||
<li>Toolbar buttons now maintain current set of options thru off/on cycle.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>LX200 Telescope control:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>Fully integrated into XEphem GUI.
|
||
<li>Smoother telescope marker motion.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Data:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>Easy GUI to download MPC and Lowell asteroid element sets.
|
||
<li>Easy GUI to download CBAT comet elements.
|
||
<li>Easy GUI to download Earth satellite element sets.
|
||
<li>Improved engine for near-parabolic comet elements.
|
||
<li>Improved magnitudes for all planets.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Eyepieces:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>Define and Save your favorite user-defined sizes and styles.
|
||
<li>Handy calculator to solve common optical formulae.
|
||
<li>Delete eyepieces individually.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Main window:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>One click to automatically keep XEphem time in sync with computer.
|
||
<li>All Help text is now searchable, and keeps reusing one window.
|
||
<li>Handy Sun-up and Moon-phase icons.
|
||
<li>New bona fide Night Mode.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Night at a Glance:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>Shows all satellite passes at once for a given day.
|
||
<li>Can click on graph to set time.
|
||
<li>New optional easier-to-read one-color scheme.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Coordinates:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>New Spreadsheet to convert among equatorial/horizon/ecliptic/galactic.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Mars:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>Greatly expanded set of Albedo features.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Networking:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<li>Support for Authentication when going through proxies.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p>
|
||
<H3>Changes from 3.2.3 to 3.4
|
||
</H3>
|
||
Released Dec 4, 2000
|
||
<ul>
|
||
|
||
<p> <li>Sky View:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Add Toolbars, including new Zoom in/back stack.
|
||
<li>Add all new History facility.
|
||
<li>Show {pen}umbra with Moon.
|
||
<li>Add direct eyepiece option for Telrad.
|
||
<li>Show delta coords when dragging zoom box.
|
||
<li>Add cylindrical projection.
|
||
<li>Greatly expanded Listing and Sorting.
|
||
<li>Completely automatic Field Star loading.
|
||
<li>Can now download DSS 2 blue and red images.
|
||
<li>Greatly speed up sky FITS image contrast control.
|
||
<li>Add shortcuts for common positions and aspect ratios.
|
||
<li>Add grid labels.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Data management:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Load/Delete by catalog.
|
||
<li>New unified format for PPM, Hipparcos and Tycho-2 catalogs.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Data Table:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Add Ecliptic coordinates.
|
||
<li>Improved airmass formula near horizon.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Jupiter View:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Morphs a real image.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Mars View:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>2x better resolution image.
|
||
<li>Magnifying glass.
|
||
<li>Expanded features data base.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Moon View:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Add persistant labels.
|
||
<li>Add more spacecraft to database.
|
||
<li>Fix Moon {pen}umbra rotation.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Main window:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Most windows can now be stacked over or beneath the Main window.
|
||
<li>Can now change most colors and fonts on the fly.
|
||
<li>Can now Save just about every setting to disk.
|
||
<li>Can now step time Forward or Reverse.
|
||
<li>Fixed calendar NM and FM when outside current month.
|
||
<li>Improved Delta T model
|
||
<li>Improved Site selection mechanism.
|
||
<li>Simpler control over DST and Delta T.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Earth View:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Direct Internet update facilty for earth satellites.
|
||
<li>Can now display 3 objects simultaneously.
|
||
<li>Orbit propagator now based on NORAD SGP4/SDP4.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><li>Brand new features:
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Support for SETI@Home.
|
||
<li>New Night-at-a-Glance graphic.
|
||
<li>Direct Internet interface to AAVSO light curves.
|
||
<li>Includes control process for Meade LX200.
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
|
||
</body>
|
||
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|