stellarium

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The Stellarium Team has released version 24.1.

The major changes of this version:

• Added low graphics mode
• Improvements in plugins and AstroCalc tools
• Improvements in Scripting Engine
• Updates in Core

Behind the scenes, many more minor issues were fixed.

TELESCOPE USERS

We have identified and fixed some bugs in the TelescopeControl plugin on the Qt6-based releases.

Telescope users, please try whether this solves your problems. If not, we are looking for those of you with programming skills to help us fixing remaining issues. Reward possible!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added missing stars (GH: #3575)
• Added ability to following the current position in Search Tool/Position (GH: #3643)
• Added ability to set a sub-arcminute lower limit for angular size (GH: #3647)
• Added note on Ephemeris table (GH: #3634)
• Added special case for SIMBAD/NCP in Search Tool
• Added ability to toggle visibility HIPS surveys via scripting engine (GH: #3613)
• Added ability to use comma as decimal separator in Remote Control plugin
• Added translations to Lithuanian language
• Added distance and heliocentric distance info for Solar system objects into scripting engine
• Added major axis, minor axis and orientation angle info for DSO into scripting engine and Remote Control plugin (GH: #3605)
• Added an option to force low graphics mode (GH: #3590)
• Added code to automatic updating the TLE sources from Celestrack website (GH: #3588)
• Added a tabular view for distances of Solar system objects (InfoString).
• Fixed bug in Meteor shower plugin (GH: #3616)
• Fixed south azimuth usage in Search Tool/Position
• Fixed landscape transparency issue (GH: #3512)
• Fixed alignment for note in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool
• Fixed CCD frame rotation after changing language (GH: #3627)
• Fixed computation of phase angle for satellites
• Fixed selection the title of observing lists when he is saved or imported (GH: #3623)
• Fixed a tiny bug in Observing Lists dropdown menu
• Fixed installation path for manpages in FreeBSD (GH: #3612)
• Fixed the major digit of version: automatisation has been removed
• Fixed license data for AppData file according to SPDX License List v3.22
• Fixed Rise/Transit/Set info (GH: #3602, #3610)
• Fixed updating Rise/Transit/Set info after switching location if the object was selected in AstroCalc/RTS tool
• Fixed a serious bug in Observing Lists (GH: #3586)
• Fix: reduce notification popups in Observing Lists (GH: #3587)
• Fixed possible issue for transparency in landscapes (GH: #3512)
• Fixed typo in coordinates of Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy (GH: #3576)
• Fix: clearing up refs to a few star names
• Fixed the informational data (InfoString) for comets
• Fixed visibility for orbital properties in the View/SSO dialog
• Fixed build without PCH
• Fixed missing reference.fab files (GH: #3681)
• Fixed find objects from search history (GH: #3671)
• Changed core: fall back to fast_float when C++ stdlib doesn't provide from_chars for floats
• Changed core: use std::from_chars for parsing ints in OBJ files
• Changed core: updating StelLogger (GH: #3614)
• Changed SolarSystem: add IAU designation for comets if missing
• Changed SolarSystem: add the perihel year to the comet name in case of loading older-style ssystem_minor.ini
• Changed Solar System Editor plugin: allow overwrite if possible (GH: #3641)
• Changed Exoplanets plugin: switched to use surface temperature for potentially habitable planets
• Changed Exoplanets plugin: updated priority to selection of objects
• Changed Meteor Showers plugin: Use NELM for local meteor rate (GH: #3549)
• Updated Greek (Almagest) sky culture
• Updated Remote Control plugin (GH: #2995)
• Updated dependencies: QXlsx 1.4.7
• Updated dependencies: CalcMySky 0.3.2
• Updated default list of locations
• Updated catalog of pulsars
• Updated translations
• Updated discovery circumstances for minor bodies of Solar system
• Updated orbital elements and default list of minor planets and comets
• Updated list of contributors
• Updated list of financial contributors
• Updated nomenclature data
• Updated SUG: document --low-graphics option
• Update properties for CPack-generator of DEB packages
• Updated instructions for building planetarium from the source code
• Removed fixed sizes from Oculars dialog
• Removed "scale" option from desktop file
• Removed outdated translatable lines
• Removed link to TLE for Starlink satellites with very old orbit data
• Removed extra shortcuts from (common|user) desktop in Windows (GH: #3579)

Packages notes

Verify

GPG signature

1. Import Stellarium's GPG key
   curl -O https://stellarium.org/files/stellarium.gpg
2. List Stellarium's GPG key
   gpg --with-fingerprint --show-keys --keyid-format long stellarium.gpg
   id: rsa4096/BF38D4D02A328DFF 2012-04-07
   fingerprint: 7915 1C2E 6351 E727 8DA1 A730 BF38 D4D0 2A32 8DFF
3. Verify the binary file is valid (tarball for example)
   gpgv --keyring ./stellarium.gpg stellarium-24.1.tar.gz.asc stellarium-24.1.tar.gz

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The Stellarium Team has released version 23.4.

The major changes of this version:

• New plugin: Lens Distortion Estimator (experimental)
• New sky culture: Tibetan Lunar Mansions
• Changed GUI: ability to change the look via normalStyle.css
• Added new MESA for Windows packages
• Added support Windows/ARM64 packages
• Added support the origins of nomenclature names
• Improvements in plugins and AstroCalc tools
• Improvements for performance on macOS/ARM64

Behind the scenes, many more minor issues were fixed.

TELESCOPE USERS

We have identified and fixed some bugs in the TelescopeControl plugin on the Qt6-based releases.

Telescope users, please try whether this solves your problems. If not, we are looking for those of you with programming skills to help us fixing remaining issues. Reward possible!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added script "Jupiter Moons"
• Added filter, based on SATCAT Operational Status in Satellites plugin
• Added new sky culture: Tibetan Lunar Mansions (GH: #3434)
• Added support an AppImage/Qt6 packages (GH: #3529)
• Added Lens Distortion Estimator plugin
• Added more simple calendar-based time steps (esp. for RemoteControl)
• Added wrapper for too long star names (GH: #3479)
• Added a temporary workaround for overlapping indicator and text in lists
• Added an optional sorting rule for Search Tool
• Added a new category of celestial objects into AstroCalc tool
• Added tooltips for twilights in Nav. Stars plugin
• Added a text wrapper for pulsar notes
• Added a text wrapper for long origins of nomenclature names
• Added reference file for Modern (H.A. Rey) SC
• Added a text wrapper for pulsar notes
• Added a text wrapper for long origins of nomenclature names
• Added ability to make observing lists directory configurable via GUI (GH: #3165)
• Added dpiAwareness option to manifest and send physical viewport size to Spout (GH: #3462)
• Added DSO names (GH: #3460)
• Added support the origins of nomenclature names (GH: #3457)
• Added 2 new time steps for AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool
• Added Remote control command to change window size (GH: #3433)
• Added support Windows/ARM64 packages
• Fixed coordinates for exoplanets
• Fixed few missing stars
• Fixed a problem with initialisation sequence (GH: #3550)
• Fixed crash in StelTexture destructor on exit (GH: #3427, #3541)
• Fixed unexpected behaviour: avoid auto changing landscape when not wanted (GH: #3514)
• Fixed Satellites plugin: restore shadow circle at arbitrary altitude
• Fixed computation of crop factor (LDE plugin)
• Fixed slow down of time during solar eclipses (GH: #3520)
• Fixed shadow circle issue: allow line loops on Cylindrical projection (GH: #3505)
• Fixed the selection objects in AstroCalc tools
• Fixed translation of the origins for planetary nomenclature
• Fixed Windows installer for 64-bit modes (GH: #3492)
• Fixed color of ColorButton's tooltip
• Fixed RTS caching (GH: #3485)
• Fixed TUI plugin (GH: #3483)
• Fixed New Hindu Lunar calendar (GH: #3442)
• Fixed metainfo data
• Fixed recognition for MSVC++ versions
• Fixed coordinates for custom objects
• Fixed getting the list of sky cultures: don't skip remaining sky cultures after failing to read one
• Fixed error message for Zodiacal light feature
• Changed core: Use the correct screen when making a screenshot
• Changed core: Restore default inclusion of TUI plugin (GH: #3481)
• Changed core: Only let time dragging work with Ctrl modifier
• Changed core: Make sure custom markers are set only when Shift is pressed alone
• Changed GUI: Increase brightness cutoff for planets (GH: #3317)
• Changed GUI: Make a dedicated widget for color buttons
• Changed GUI: Scale the pixel sizes in the stylesheet according to GUI font size
• Changed GUI: Make default GUI font size available outside of StelApp
• Changed GUI: Remove all fixed sizes from dialog .ui files
• Changed GUI: Set button icon sizes explicitly in normalStyle.css
• Changed GUI: Move stackListWidget sizes to normalStyle.css
• Changed GUI: Move StelCloseButton style to normalStyle.css
• Changed GUI: Fix application of bold font property to window titles
• Changed GUI: Deduplicate title bar implementation
• Changed GUI: Turn StelCloseButton into a ToolButton
• Changed GUI: Use default style for normal state of GPS button
• Changed GUI: Style QToolButton the same way as QPushButton
• Changed GUI: Provide a proper sizeHint for AngleSpinBox
• Changed GUI: Make slider groove more scalable
• Changed GUI: Use StelMainView as the parent for all message boxes and file dialogs
• Changed code of Satellites plugin: Avoid duplicate code
• Changed code of Oculars plugin: Avoid saving and reading wrong indexes for telescopes, CCD and eyepieces
• Changed the default level for selection priority of custom markers
• Changed Windows installer: Simplify Spout sending
• Changed Windows installer: Modernize Mesa library (GH: #3414, #2803)
• Updated orbital elements for minor bodies of Solar system
• Updated list of planetary nomenclature
• Updated default catalog of pulsars
• Updated default catalog of satellites
• Updated default list of locations
• Updated default catalog of exoplanets
• Updated meteor showers catalog from 2024 IMO Calendar
• Updated list of financial contributors
• Updated list of contributors
• Updated translations
• Updated scripting engine: Make reloadPlanets() scriptable
• Updated communications data for satellites
• Updated DSO names (GH: #3543)
• Updated script "Messier Objects Tour"
• Updated SUG: Added information on adding orbital elements from JPL Horizon
• Updated SUG: Added example data for interplanetary spacecraft
• Updated ISO 3166 data
• Updated default value of GRS longitude
• Updated discovery circumstances for minor planets and comets
• Updated GUI tooltips
• Updated SpoutLibrary (GH: #3450)
• Updated appdata.xml file

Packages notes

Verify

GPG signature

1. Import Stellarium's GPG key
   curl -O https://stellarium.org/files/stellarium.gpg
2. List Stellarium's GPG key
   gpg --with-fingerprint --show-keys --keyid-format long stellarium.gpg
   id: rsa4096/BF38D4D02A328DFF 2012-04-07
   fingerprint: 7915 1C2E 6351 E727 8DA1 A730 BF38 D4D0 2A32 8DFF
3. Verify the binary file is valid (tarball for example)
   gpgv --keyring ./stellarium.gpg stellarium-23.4.tar.gz.asc stellarium-23.4.tar.gz

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The Stellarium Team has released version 23.3.

The major changes of this version:

• New plugin: Missing Stars
• Allow semitransparent landscapes
• Added discovery circumstances for Solar system bodies
• Improve orbit drawing for minor bodies
• Show named impact features as ellipses
• Major changes in Navigational Stars plugin
• Observing List fixes
• Unambiguous comet names

Behind the scenes, many more minor issues were fixed.

TELESCOPE USERS

We have identified and fixed some bugs in the TelescopeControl plugin on the Qt6-based releases.

Telescope users, please try whether this solves your problems.
If not, we are looking for those of you with programming skills to help us fixing remaining issues. Reward possible!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added ability to define directory for observing lists (GH: #3165)
• Added new plugin - "Missing Stars" (GH: #3399, #2998, #1907, #361, #116)
• Added scriptable method and shortcut for toggle visibility the markers of selected objects
• Added support smooth orbit lines (GH: #3371)
• Added support drawing of orbits on open KeplerOrbits (GH: #3359)
• Added patch to use qt.conf on windows via QtCreator (GH: #3345)
• Added scalar versions of sRGB-linear conversions
• Added option to add or exclude moon orbits for planets/selected objects (GH: #3348)
• Added another option and StelApp method to allow storing config items immediately (GH: #3348)
• Added new set of navigational stars: Soviet aviation
• Added new set of navigational stars: Soviet/Russian manned space programs
• Added new set of navigational stars: Vixen Starbook
• Added new set of navigational stars: Argo Navis
• Added new set of navigational stars: Orion Intelliscope
• Added new set of navigational stars: Sky Commander
• Added "is-waning" to planet info map
• Added Skywatcher SynScan HC and Pro App alignment stars for Navigational Stars plugin (GH: #3327)
• Added Meade Autostar 494/497 HC alignment stars for Navigational Stars plugin
• Added set of navigational stars from Apollo space program for Navigational Stars plugin
• Added show current location of object for AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #3289, #2937)
• Added missing timezone (GH: #3316)
• Added support transparency for landscapes (GH: #3293, #3214)
• Added discovery circumstances for comet P/2023 M1
• Added CLI option for logfile name
• Fixed blending DSO hints (GH: #3302)
• Fixed type for Interstellar objects in Solar System Editor plugin
• Fixed bad performance in Mac M1 (GH: #2947)
• Fixed crash in Telescope Control plugin for Qt6-based packages (GH: #2874, #2821)
• Fixed background color for artwork (GH: #3299)
• Fixed handling Stellarium' scripts on Macs
• Fixed mistake in DSO catalog
• Fixed a slow reaction with touchpad on Macs (GH: #2778)
• Fixed missing translations
• Fixed various typos (GH: #3411)
• Fixed clarification on Spout in SUG (GH: #2922)
• Fixed hiding splash when starting stellarium from a script (GH: #3407)
• Fixed a logfile warning (GH: #3324)
• Fixed location update with landscape in RemoteSync plugin (GH: #3274)
• Fixed observing list import/export (GH: #3207, #3206)
• Fixed error when downloading stars (GH: #3395)
• Fixed link to supplemental TLE (default lists)
• Fixed list of MSVC++ versions
• Fixed moving to a NomenclatureItem location (GH: #3355)
• Fixed the botched logic of storing details for the orbit drawing (GH: #1842, #3348)
• Fixed overflow on bad implementations of tanh() (GH: #3351)
• Fixed discrepancy between SUG and an Oculars tooltip (GH: #3346)
• Fixed crash of Nav. Stars plugin (GH: #3341)
• Fixed bug: avoid dereferencing null pointer
• Fixed bug: prevent artifacts in limb darkening
• Fixed computation of signed phase angle of a planet (GH: #3306)
• Fixed the name of a uniform in a location query
• Fixed FPS: restore minimizing fps when idle
• Fixed crash Oculars plugin: Lens can potentially be a null pointer, so must not be dereferenced without a check (GH: #3322)
• Fixed OpenSSL issue for Qt5-based packages for Windows (GH: #3321, #3326)
• Fixed a DSO name confusion mentioned at Transifex
• Fixed object search with HIP numbers
• Fixed behavior of DitheringMode with QVariant in Qt5 (GH: #3307, #3304)
• Fixed Qt5 build without PCH
• Fixed restoration for default list of TLE source in Satellites plugin
• Fixed handling Unicode in Telescope Control plugin (GH: #2934, #3301)
• Fixed connection to a renamed signal in Telescope Control plugin
• Fixed connections to renamed signals in RemoteSync plugin: this restores excluding features from synchronisation (GH: #3303)
• Changed core: a tiny improvement for sorting data in Search Tool
• Changed core: Reduce dumping cities for unknown timezones
• Changed core: avoid recomputation of RTS at every frame (GH: #3275)
• Changed core: preserve texture binding when rendering text (GH: #3356)
• Changed core: improve text rendering quality (GH: #3353)
• Changed core: show comets a bit less restrictively
• Changed core: use optional "immediate save" for Nomenclature detail settings (GH: #3342)
• Changed core: draw crater type NomenclatureItems (craters, Lunar maria, satellite features which AFAICS are always craters) as ellipse (GH: #3342)
• Changed core: suppress forward scattering peak in the sky pseudo-reflection behind landscape
• Changed core: reduce code duplication in xyYToRGB shader and updating the code
• Changed core: enable stencil buffer in the main OpenGL surface format
• Changed core: always use texture-based text rendering in StelPainter
• Changed core: Turn dithering into a global post-processing effect (GH: #3335)
• Changed core: Use GLSL 3.30 whenever OpenGL >= 3.3 is in use
• Changed core: Move OpenGL 3.3 Core glfuncs() getter to StelOpenGL
• Changed core: Explicitly choose texture unit in spherical mirror distorter
• Changed core: Move InitFailure from AtmosphereShowMySky to the base class
• Changed core: updated code for vector maths
• Changed logger: cosmetic fixes for better reading the data
• Changed NavStars plugin: simplifications
• Changed RemoteSync plugin: Allow suppressing debug messages
• Changed RemoteSync plugin: Allow finetuning of debug output
• Changed RemoteSync plugin: Add useful diagnostic in case of problem
• Changed Scenery3D plugin: changed logging type
• Changed requirements: Qt 5.12 is minimal version now to building
• Changes in Windows installer: using better compression algorithm
• Updated SUG: Clarify that our J2000.0 coordinates include aberration. (GH: #3309)
• Updated instructions for building planetarium from source code
• Updated OnlineQueries plugin
• Updated default list of satellites
• Updated list of exoplanets
• Updated discovery circumstances for minor planets
• Updated comet discovery circumstances (GH: #3389)
• Updated list of locations
• Updated default settings for macOS bundle
• Updated settings for doxygen (GH: #3390)
• Updated plugins: Removed logically wrong code (unused by the fact)
• Updated plugins: Switched to use static variables for sync visibility of stars labels
• Updated Solar System Editor plugin
• Updated ssystem_1000comets.ini file
• Updated Espenak & Meeus DeltaT equation
• Updated nomenclature data
• Updated GUI: Disable dithering config GUI when dithering is not supported (GH: #3335)
• Updated contact address in few sky cultures
• Removed --fix-text option
• Removed locales with translation progress lesser 1% per whole time
• Removed outdated code for support the version of Qt prior 5.12
• Removed fov options from RemoteSync plugin: is now StelMovementMgr.currentFov property (GH: #3303)

Packages notes

Verify

GPG signature

1. Import Stellarium's GPG key
   curl -O https://stellarium.org/files/stellarium.gpg
2. List Stellarium's GPG key
   gpg --with-fingerprint --show-keys --keyid-format long stellarium.gpg
   id: rsa4096/BF38D4D02A328DFF 2012-04-07
   fingerprint: 7915 1C2E 6351 E727 8DA1 A730 BF38 D4D0 2A32 8DFF
3. Verify the binary file is valid (tarball for example)
   gpgv --keyring ./stellarium.gpg stellarium-23.3.tar.gz.asc stellarium-23.3.tar.gz

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The Stellarium Team has released version 23.2.

The major changes of this version:

• vectorizing the markers of deep-sky objects
• updated the support of locations
• added the discovery circumstances for solar system objects

Behind the scenes, many more minor issues were fixed.

TELESCOPE USERS

Like in the 1.* series, it seems the TelescopeControl plugin at least on Windows works better in the Qt5-based releases. Just install this if you are affected. We are looking for telescope users with programming skills to help us fixing this issue. Reward possible!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added ecliptic obliquity to infoMap (GH: #3233)
• Added support "short-period comets" type
• Added support combined designations for numbered periodic comets
• Added optional "Solar A/a" and "Lunar A/a" info for objects (GH: #3273)
• Added support for webp format in HiPS
• Added discovery circumstances for Caldwell objects
• Added discovery circumstances for Solar System Objects (GH: #3230)
• Added support antialiasing for Oculars lines
• Added changeable font to LeftStelBar (GH: #3125)
• Added UTM/WGS84 coordinate conversions
• Added new category into AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Added missing timezone (GH: #3200)
• Added push to directional light strength into Scenery 3D plugin
• Added new rotation buttons for CCD in the Oculars plugin
• Added KY day number in Calendars plugin
• Added option "Stop clock when starting" (GH: #3140)
• Added ability to specify seconds in time selectors of AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #3146)
• Fixed building Satellites plugin when Iridium flares are enabled
• Fixed 64-bit install mode for Windows (GH: #3130)
• Fixed angular size for AstroCalc/Graphs tool: Let's use angular radii of planets without rings (GH: #3135)
• Fixed computation of perpendicular in wide line rendering
• Fixed tooltips for Penumbra and Umbra circles (GH: #3175)
• Fixed updating location even if name is the same (GH: #3171)
• Fixed fading of the new nebula markers
• Fixed Observing Lists feature: avoid duplicate stored list when creating a new list (GH: #3163)
• Fixed missing doSRGB uniform in AtmosphereShowMySky
• Fixed filters in Satellites plugin (GH: #3158)
• Fixed working the actions in Oculars plugin (GH: #3280)
• Fixed prism rotation in Oculars plugin (GH: #3283)
• Fixed links to Mike McCants' website
• Fixed designations of periodic comets
• Fixed WUI of Remote Control plugin
• Fixed orbital elements of Phoebe (GH: #230)
• Fixed special handling of Earth map (GH: #3180)
• Fixed a bad connection definition (GH: #3180)
• Fixed missing include (GH: #3180)
• Fixed orbital elements of Pluto's moons (GH: #3242)
• Fixed missing data for periodic comets
• Fixed label for button in Equation of Time plugin
• Fixed Greek (Farnese) sky culture
• Fixed positioning of sensor labels with high-DPI scaling on (GH: #3262)
• Fixed orientation of sensor rectangle in equatorial mode (GH: #3260)
• Fixed missing rotation of sensor frame (GH: #3258)
• Fixed high-DPI-scaled mouse click position test relative to Oculars panel
• Fixed computation of inner and outer radii of OAG
• Fixed shapes of ocular frames
• Fixed computation of angular resolution in Oculars plugin
• Fixed positioning of text around the sensor frame in Oculars plugin (GH: #3254)
• Fixed a little mess with loading landscapes
• Fixed metainfo for AppData scheme
• Fixed rose32 directions (GH: #3235)
• Fixed a "round cap near zenith" artifact of ShowMySky atmosphere
• Fixed checking updates
• Fixed skewed text in -t mode
• Fixed text element arrangement in buttonbar (GH: #3125)
• Fixed template string for width estimate (GH: #3125)
• Fixed a possible glitch when too few buttons are visible (GH: #3125)
• Fixed bug in AstroCalc/RTS tool
• Changed core: slight improvement of gravity labels
• Changed core: Suppress computing RTS when on transition to a new location (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: Avoid computing minor bodies while on a transitioning observer (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: When autoselecting landscape and planet landscape not found, don't default to defaultLandscape but use zero (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: Load zero landscape if landscape not found (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: Unselect object when it is the upcoming location's planet (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: When clicking on the map, apply a zero landscape with color from the map (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: Allow dynamic loading of colorized zero landscape everywhere (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: Avoid auto-enabling atmosphere if we stay on the same planet (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: Use ZeroColor landscape also only when "Autoselect Landscapes" (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: Use actual planet texture name (GH: #3180)
• Changed core: make sure AtmosphereShowMySky is initialized with correct altitude
• Changed core: deduplicate rendering of horizon line
• Changed core: render fixed-color wide lines via triangles (GH: #3187, #2836)
• Changed core: specify texture unit explicitly in StelPainter::drawText (GH: #3154)
• Changed core: a small speed-up for DSO
• Changed core: reduce number of texture loading threads for most systems (GH: #3148)
• Changed core: simplify setting OpenGL version
• Changed core: make sure we do request deprecated functions in Compatibility Profile
• Changed core: vectorize marker of galaxy (GH: #3188)
• Changed core: vectorize marker of globular cluster and the default circular marker
• Changed core: vectorize marker of open cluster with nebulosity (GH: #3172)
• Changed core: vectorize marker of open cluster (GH: #3172)
• Changed core: vectorize markers of dark nebulas (GH: #3166)
• Changed core: vectorize markers of diffuse nebulas (GH: #3166)
• Changed core: allow SOCKS proxy to be supplied via http_proxy env var (GH: #3182)
• Changed core: Make linearRGB/sRGB conversion GLSL functions reusable
• Changed core: Make rectangular FoV marking follow real projection (GH: #3290)
• Changed GUI: reduce margins of DateTime dialog's spinbox buttons
• Changed GUI: Reduce margins of DateTime dialog's spinbox buttons (GH: #2722, #3157)
• Changed GUI: Use separate spinup/down icons for DateTime dialog spinboxes (GH: #2722, #3157)
• Changed GUI behavior: force GUI redraw when topocentric correction is toggled (GH: #3125)
• Changed GUI behavior: improve font-dependent positioning of bottom button bar (GH: #3125)
• Changed GUI behavior: better distance distribution of status line elements (GH: #3125)
• Changed GUI behavior: improve positioning of texture-based text
• Changed GUI in AstroCalc/Positions tool: let's use arcseconds for SSO
• Changed Scenery3D plugin: allow ignoring initial view settings
• Changed Scenery 3D plugin: Allow coordinate text output in bottom/center (fix for planetarium)
• Changed Satellites plugin: allow Satellite Number to be zero (GH: #3186)
• Changed AstroCalc tool: when switching to best locations, use zero landscape
• Changed documentation: improve Fedora building instructions (GH: #3192)
• Changed AppImage properties: Disable using QtWebEngine for AppImage (GH: #3143)
• Updated labels in AstroCalc
• Updated list of financial supporters
• Updated data: Revising default list of comets (GH: #3276)
• Updated list of locations
• Updated discovery circumstances for minor planets
• Updated documentation: Specify tab size explicitly in coding style document (GH: #3284)
• Updated list of contributors
• Updated CalcMySky to v0.3.1
• Updated QXlsx to v1.4.6 (GH: #3132)
• Updated translations
• Updated data: revised discovery circumstances of Messier objects
• Updated common names of DSO
• Updated Stellarium User Guide
• Updated planetary features
• Updated catalog of exoplanets
• Updated orbital elements for minor bodies of Solar system
• Removed: Text User Interface plugin has been disabled by default now
• Removed separate color for clusters with nebulosity (GH: #3172)

Packages notes

Verify

GPG signature

1. Import Stellarium's GPG key
   curl -O https://stellarium.org/files/stellarium.gpg
2. List Stellarium's GPG key
   gpg --with-fingerprint --show-keys --keyid-format long stellarium.gpg
   id: rsa4096/BF38D4D02A328DFF 2012-04-07
   fingerprint: 7915 1C2E 6351 E727 8DA1 A730 BF38 D4D0 2A32 8DFF
3. Verify the binary file is valid (tarball for example)
   gpgv --keyring ./stellarium.gpg stellarium-23.2.tar.gz.asc stellarium-23.2.tar.gz

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The Stellarium Team has released version 23.1.

From now on, releases will have version numbers indicating a year.release scheme. For Windows, the version of the Qt framework used is visible as part of the package name. Details are in the User Guide.

PLEASE UPDATE!

This issue mitigates a potential security issue (reported as CVE-2023-28371), where scripts were allowed to write output text and screenshots to other places on users' systems apart from the Stellarium user data directory or configured screenshot directory. Running unknown scripts (which is a Bad Idea(tm) to begin with) could have exploited that by attackers (script authors) writing even command files to vulnerable places. We have not received a report where this would have caused a problem.

However, now users must explicitly allow such behaviour in the settings tab of the Script Console.

Apart from that, this release mostly aimed at fixing issues in the 1.* series, but also brought a few new features:

• Much improved "Solar System observer" and other "Planet observers".
• Solar dates along the ecliptic
• Fixed issues with Observation Lists, and removed need for the extra edit dialog.
• Updated shader code for smoother projection
• Allow texture decimation on the fly for very weak systems like Raspberry Pi 3.
• Solar limb darkening
• Proper shadow edge for satellites

Behind the scenes, many more minor issues were fixed.

TELESCOPE USERS

Like in the 1.* series, it seems the TelescopeControl plugin at least on Windows works better in the Qt5-based releases. Just install this if you are affected. We are looking for telescope users with programming skills to help us fixing this issue. Reward possible!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added missing include (GH: #2933)
• Added ability to store a local file of objects as bookmark (GH: #2935)
• Added missing file in Babylonian (Seleucid) SC
• Added ability to show the alternative shortcuts in Help dialog (GH: #2944)
• Added B-V color indices for planets and the Sun
• Added B-V indices for few moons
• Added ability to change the font size and color of the landscape labels from the GUI (GH: #2941)
• Added ability to visualize heliocentric ecliptic distances for bright comets in AstroCalc/Positions/HEC tool
• Added an option to use supersampling for shadows on the Moon
• Added implementation of the limb darkening for the Sun (GH: #3017)
• Added Methuselah star
• Added support 32-wind compass rose (GH: #3036)
• Added decorative textures for the observer used in the location panel
• Added accurate ecliptic calendar marks (GH: #3057)
• Added ability to settings fps in the GUI (GH: #3073)
• Added a workaround for poor NPOT mipmap implementations
• Added "Now" button into AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #3012)
• Added discovery info for Messier objects (GH: #3084)
• Added phase name and age to Moon's infoMap (GH: #3088)
• Added a check for screenshot file format
• Added proper name for Arp 239
• Added proper name for PGC 1436754 from SIMBAD
• Added support MIT license for sky cultures
• Added GUI to manually entering FOV (GH: #3093, #3013)
• Added ability to toggle ignore date test for orbital data in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #3099)
• Added explicit text message for "satellite below horizon" (GH: #3098)
• Added a confirmation warning to overwrite an existing list on import in Observing lists
• Added support for masses of the major planets
• Added masses for major planets
• Fixed umbra circles in Satellites plugin (GH: #2510)
• Fixed plotting markers of ephemerides (GH: #2951)
• Fixed the performance penalty: enabled compression of high frequency events (GH: #2778)
• Fixed off-by-one error in planetary rings mesh generator (GH: #2775)
• Fixed compilation on Qt configured for OpenGL ES2 (GH: #2970)
• Fixed bookmarks for minor planets in Solar System Editor plugin (GH: #2958)
• Fixed the wrong transformation of the Moon's color texture values
• Fixed solar eclipse rendering of the Moon in a better way
• Fixed default distance of "observer" to the parent (GH: #2911)
• Fixed handling of lighting factor when rendering lunar eclipse
• Fixed AstroCalc/RTS tool (GH: #3028)
• Fixed another missing timezone
• Fixed location changes via Search panel and "Goto" Action
• Fixed return to default location (with default landscape)
• Fixed other place where location name is printed in bottom bar
• Fixed pixelized panel icons in screenshots (GH: #2899)
• Fixed a possible security issue
• Fixed DSO filters (GH: #3048)
• Fixed screenshot size
• Fixed a potential security issue when storing screenshots
• Fixed scaling of screen geometry when setting window position (GH: #3102)
• Fixed limits for altitudes in Satellites plugin
• Fixed working the filter in shortcut dialog for Qt5-based builds (GH: #2939)
• Fixed storing DSO with designations in Observing lists (GH: #2802)
• Fixed the type/objtype bug in Observing lists
• Fixed creation of default empty list at start in Observing lists
• Fixed behaviour for 'Reload the sky culture' feature
• Fixed a crash when observer is on the spaceship (GH: #3115)
• Changed GUI of Satellites plugin: disable a bad implementation of fixed shadow altitude (GH: #3100)
• Changed GUI: better button labels
• Changed core: set line and file numbers in shader prefixes
• Changed core: make ring shadows smoother
• Changed core: improve quality of planetary ring edges
• Changed core: make sure that textures being loaded don't exceed OpenGL size limits (GH: #2991)
• Changed core: avoid blowing out highlights on the lunar surface
• Changed core: use a ratio of FoV and sphere scale when calculating brightness coefficient for the Moon
• Changed core: allow more threads for texture loading
• Changed core: do computations for the planets in linear color, convert to sRGB in the end
• Changed core: move Lambert BRDF from vertex shader to fragment shader
• Changed core: make terminator of planets with atmosphere not so sharp
• Changed core: allow texture decimation (GH: #3009)
• Changed core: simplify checking whether planet being drawn in Planet::draw3dModel is the Sun or the Moon
• Changed core: simplify checking whether current location is Earth in Planet::draw3dModel
• Changed core: draw solar corona before the sphere, regardless of halo settings
• Changed core: make rot_obliquity=0 for all observers
• Changed core: do the computation of lunar eclipse colors in nonlinear color (GH: #3035)
• Changed core: enable mip mapping for old-style-landscape textures)
• Changed core: switch old-style landscape to fragment-shader-based direction computation (GH: #3045)
• Changed core: allow "goto" action to observers
• Changed core: inhibit drawing of a few grids/markers when on Observer pseudo-planet
• Changed core: inhibit location name if observing from Observer pseudo-planet
• Changed core: inhibit landscape and atmosphere drawing when on an "observer" pseudo-planet
• Changed core: make it possible to restrict texture size of GUI panel button pixmaps
• Changed core: softened inner edge of earth penumbra slightly
• Changed core: avoid creation of default user dir if CLI override given (GH: #3079)
• Changed core: deprecated a redundant command line option)
• Changed core: force redraw of dynamic resolution atmosphere on window resize
• Changed core: use config settings screen_* in physical (unscaled) pixels (GH: #3077)
• Changed core: render ShowMySky atmosphere calculating view direction per fragment
• Changed core: tweak screen intersect callback (GH: #3059)
• Changed core: disable culling for ZodiacalLight and MilkyWay
• Changed core: ensure screenshot format initialisation sets supported format
• Changed Satellites plugin: refactoring the code (simplification)
• Changed Satellites plugin: reduced the minimal entered altitude for apogee/perigee filters (GH: #3004)
• Changed Satellites plugin: switched to use WGS-84 data in whole Satellites plugin
• Changed scripting engine: avoid empty filenames for screenshots (GH #3111)
• Changed scripting engine: also make writing to absolute paths a GUI option (GH #3111)
• Changed scripting engine: require user consent to let scripts store screenshots to paths given in the script (GH #3111)
• Changed encoding format in Korean.isl (GH: #2992)
• Updated GUI: losslessly recompress PNGs to save space (GH: #3087)
• Updated orbital elements for minor bodies of Solar system
• Updated default list of locations
• Updated default catalog of satellites
• Updated default catalog of exoplanets
• Updated default catalog of pulsars
• Updated qxlsx dependencies (GH: #2979)
• Updated XML data: use generic-icon in mime file (GH: #3011)
• Updated list of languages
• Updated default bookmarks for Solar System Editor plugin
• Updated translations of sceneries
• Updated translations of landscapes
• Updated translations of sky cultures
• Removed the clamping kludge from the Oren-Nayar function
• Removed NGC 5976A designation (GH: #2967)
• Removed checking architectures in Windows installer (GH: #2962)

Packages notes

Verify

GPG signature

1. Import Stellarium's GPG key
   curl -O https://stellarium.org/files/stellarium.gpg
2. List Stellarium's GPG key
   gpg --with-fingerprint --show-keys --keyid-format long stellarium.gpg
   id: rsa4096/BF38D4D02A328DFF 2012-04-07
   fingerprint: 7915 1C2E 6351 E727 8DA1 A730 BF38 D4D0 2A32 8DFF
3. Verify the binary file is valid (tarball for example)
   gpgv --keyring ./stellarium.gpg stellarium-23.1.tar.gz.asc stellarium-23.1.tar.gz

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The Stellarium Team has released version 1.2.

This release mostly aimed at fixing issues but also brought a few new features:

• New projection: Equirectangular (fills the screen)
• Improved rendering of Milky Way, Zodiacal Light and landscapes
• Improved rendering of the Moon
• Improved HiDPI behaviour
• Use Noto as default font
• Added Modern (IAU), Tikuna and Seri sky cultures
• Added Chinese and Bahai calendars (Calendars plugin)

Behind the scenes, several minor issues were fixed.

TELESCOPE USERS

It seems the Telescope Control plugin at least on Windows works better in the Qt5-based releases. Just install this if you are affected. We are looking for telescope users with programming skills to help us fixing this issue. Reward possible!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added support elongation in ecliptic longitude for Pointer Coordinates plugin (GH: #2700)
• Added Bahai calendars (GH: #2898)
• Added Chinese calendar and derivatives (Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese) (GH: #2898)
• Added linebreaks to excessively long calendar output lines in Calendars plugin (GH: #2898)
• Added new projection: plate carree (GH: #2856)
• Added options to allow limiting nomenclature to the terminator zone (GH: #2790)
• Added translation hints in Calendars plugin
• Added names of Vietnamese Solar Terms in Calendars plugin
• Added support for anisotropic filtering of textures (GH: #2881)
• Added context support for proper names of pulsars
• Added Noto fonts (GH: #2877)
• Added new sky culture - Seri (GH: #2863)
• Added new sky culture - Tikuna (GH: #2812)
• Added new sky culture - Greek (Dante)
• Added one extra check for updates Satellites (GH: #2860)
• Added temporary hook for Qt5-based macOS bundles (GH: #2890)
• Added support new archive formats for generator of source packages (GH: #2820)
• Added support the Region parameter for skycultures (GH: #2760)
• Added indicator of max exposure time for moving objects in Oculars plugin (GH: #2789)
• Added new sky culture - Modern (IAU) (GH: #2835)
• Added scaling stars on a HiDPI devices (GH: #2846)
• Added 4 new sets of navigational stars
• Fixed minimum system version for macOS bundle
• Fixed typos in the rest of the codebase (GH: #2862)
• Fixed compilation without PCH
• Fixed missing translatable text for calendars
• Fixed missing signals after changing properties for nomenclature
• Fixed properties in the GUI for nomenclature
• Fixed the build of SUG on Ubuntu 20.04
• Fixed naming: Starlore -> Sky Culture
• Fixed man pages for bundle in macOS
• Fixed setting versions of packages in Windows
• Fixed link to the latest Stellarium User Guide
• Fixed checking updates of Stellarium
• Fixed context for term
• Fixed version numbers for macOS bundle (GH: #2805)
• Fixed wobble of small objects like Callisto or Thebe (GH: #2809)
• Fixed a seam that appears between floor and sides of old-style landscapes when multisampling is on
• Fixed planet shader on GLSL 1.00
• Fixed loading star names for Hawaiian Starlines SC (GH: #2808)
• Fixed renamed properties (Oculars plugin)
• Fixed a few more renamed timezones
• Fixed Observer altitude in Satellites plugin (GH: #2848)
• Fixed typos in the src/ subdirectory (GH: #2857)
• Fixed typos in the plugins/ subdirectory (GH: #2858)
• Changed Calendars plugin: Roman Calendar - print years AUC in Roman numerals (GH: #2898)
• Changed core: switch LandscapeSpherical to fragment-shader-based direction computation (GH: #2908)
• Changed core: switch LandscapeFisheye to fragment-shader-based direction computation (GH: #2908)
• Changed core: avoid the seam in spherical landscape for GL<3.3 by sacrificing mip mapping (GH: #2908)
• Changed core: avoid crash when sky culture ID is wrong
• Changed core: undo extraneous gamma encoded in moon_4k texture
• Changed core: silence Angle shader compilation warnings
• Changed core: rename vectors methods length and lengthSquared into norm and normSquared (GH: #2795)
• Changed core: remove overrides of StelProjector::project from Stereographic and Hammer projections
• Changed core: reduce the clutter when converting MatXd to MatXf
• Changed core: simplify cloning of Mat4dTransform, maintain equality of transfoMat{,f} up to static_cast
• Changed core: pass a double-precision vector to StelSkyDrawer::postDrawSky3dModel instead of a single-precision one (GH: #2844)
• Changed core: move initial window resizing logic out of StelGLWidget::initializeGL() (GH: #2832)
• Changed core: store the flag on whether current OpenGL context is ES in GLInfo (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: set default GLES float precision in fragment shaders to mediump (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: add support for loading StelVertexArray into StelOpenGLArray (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: store vertex to Altitude&Azimuth position conversion matrix in Mat4dTransform (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: add support for using StelProjector::project analogue in shaders (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: add a method to compare projections of StelProjector (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: make MilkyWay project its vertices in a vertex shader instead of doing it on the CPU (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: add support for using StelProjector::unProject analogue in shaders (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: render Milky Way calculating view direction per fragment (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: render Zodiacal light calculating view direction per fragment (GH: #2847)
• Changed core: don't try to render a Planet whose textures are not all loaded
• Changed core: load Planet textures synchronously (GH: #2854)
• Updated orbital elements for minor bodies of Solar system
• Updated the default list of satellites
• Updated the default catalog of exoplanets
• Updated the default catalog of pulsars
• Updated the default list of locations
• Updated list of planetary features
• Updated DSO catalog: LBN 770 and LBN 772 are synonyms and both have coordinates as LBN 771
• Updated DSO names
• Updated Greek (Almagest) SC: a line in CrB added
• Updated Modern and Modern (IAU) SC: typo fixes
• Removed English (India) language

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Added support OpenGL 3.3 Core profile
• ShowMySky model is now supported on macOS
• Changed core: switch to use CalcMySky v0.2.1
• Changed GUI: allow user CSS
• Fixed compiling with Qt 6.4
• Fixed Telescope Control plugin
• Removed Dakota & Ojibwe sky cultures: this is on request of the original contributors, and following a misunderstanding about licensing.

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added support OpenGL 3.3 Core profile
• Added support for the versioned variant of ShowMySky library
• Added ability to show only special nomenclature points (GH: #2748)
• Added Abort slew button into Telescope Control plugin
• Added aberration to CustomObjects made from Simbad queries (GH: #2769)
• Added donation link to AppStream Metadata (GH: #2773)
• Added small tuning for DSO selection without magnitudes (GH: #2701, #2716)
• Added another vanished timezone
• Added workaround for QTBUG-105984 in macOS (GH: #2785)
• Fixed loading of glow texture in OnlineQueries plugin
• Fixed compiling with Qt 6.4: use QString instead of QByteArray (GH: #2709)
• Fixed OnlineQueries plugin button: redesigned OnlineQueries icons (GH: #2710, #2714)
• Fixed building Stellarium with -DENABLE_MEDIA=Off option
• Fixed using of OpenGL debug logger
• Fixed AppVerName variable for Windows installer (GH: #2728)
• Fixed crash in AtmosphereShowMySky constructor when OpenGL 3.3 functions pointer is null
• Fixed loading dynamic plugins (GH: #2725)
• Fixed bundling for the versioned variant of ShowMySky library on macOS
• Fixed resizing tab names in Help window when language is changed
• Fixed a missing iterator count-up(!) in SlewDialog (Telescope Control plugin)
• Fixed saving option "Use horizontal coordinates" in Oculars plugin
• Fixed saving mount properties in Telescope Control plugin (GH: #2713)
• Fixed protocol for screenshots URL
• Fixed bundling latest versions of ShowMySky library (GH: #2761, #2779)
• Fixed normals map of the Moon, increase its resolution and implement shadows (GH: #2781)
• Fixed issue in unit testing of scripting engine (GH: #2774)
• Fixed freezing Stellarium when scripts are running (GH: #2792)
• Changed core: make Date&Time dialog more usable for typing date
• Changed core: optional support XLSX files (GH: #2723)
• Changed core: avoid deprecation warnings on Qt5.14+
• Changed core: avoid a debug output
• Changed core: avoid uninitialized vectors
• Changed core: replace world map with a higher-resolution version (The map was taken from NASA Blue Marble Next Generation dataset for July 2004) (GH: #2742)
• Changed core: handle exceptions from AtmosphereRenderer when drawing
• Changed core: current atmosphere should be deleted immediately if we need to reset to fallback
• Changed core: handle the options that set environment variables before QGuiApplication is created
• Changed core: detect OpenGL ES mode dynamically rather than by conditional compilation
• Changed core: make orbits antialiased
• Changed core: simplify check for GLES
• Changed ASCOM client in Telescope Control plugin
• Changed core: switch to use CalcMySky v0.2.1
• Changed core: restore current OpenGL context if it got replaced after window resize during StelMainView::init()
• Changed core: avoid GL_INVALID_OPERATION caused by operating on zero VAO
• Changed core: move dithering mode management from StelPainter to StelCore
• Changed rules for packaging Stellarium in Windows
• Changed rules for packaging Stellarium in Linux
• Changed license info for Boorong sky culture
• Changed license info for Lokono sky culture
• Changed GUI: allow user CSS (GH: #2772, #678, #1624, #2763)
• Changed Telescope Control plugin: trivial simplifications)
• Updated scripts
• Updated list of default locations
• Updated default catalog of pulsars
• Updated GUI: set date delimiters in Date-Time dialog in one place
• Updated GUI of Telescope Control plugin
• Updated list of default locations
• Updated description of Equation of Time plugin
• Updated AppStream Metadata
• Removed outdated bookmark in Solar System Editor plugin
• Removed languages without translators
• Removed Dakota & Ojibwe sky cultures: this is on request of the original contributors, and following a misunderstanding about licensing.
• Removed the font hook for Windows

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The Stellarium team did it. Stellarium 1.0 is here!

What makes this 1.0?

• After more than 20 years of development the program is finally accurate enough for historical application.
• This is the first release based on the Qt6 framework, so the project is safe for future development. These packages are tagged with a version number like 1.22.3.
• We keep releasing Qt5-based packages for legacy or obsolete systems. This may include many Windows users who have to run ANGLE mode. These packages are tagged with a version number like 0.22.3.

What is new for users?

• A new, much better skylight model (Not for MacOS and OpenGL ES2 systems, sorry.)
• Many details around eclipses
• Updated Observation List features
• New features in AstroCalc tool
• HiDPI improvements
• Better dithering
• Able to use Windows location service (Windows)
• New skyculture: Samoan
• Updated several skycultures
• Updates in Angle Measure, Satellites, Oculars, Remote Control, Pulsars plugins
• Many more bugfixes.

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs, and especially contributed in development!

Clear Skies!

Alexander and Georg

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added support Qt6 environment
• Added support designations (based on B1950 coordinates) for pulsars
• Added definitions for MSVC++ 17.1 and MSVC++ 17.2 compilers
• Added report JSON generator to Observability plugin to allow for regression testing
• Added modified patch from OpenIndiana for AstroCalc tool
• Added modified patch from OpenBSD for GPS support
• Added approximated standard magnitude for Chinese Space Station
• Added a potentially missing timezone
• Added 'Go' button in Search Window Position tab (GH: #2681)
• Added wwddmmyyyy date format for Obsevability Analysis plugin
• Added hover effect for Oculars plugin buttons (GH: #2698)
• Added artwork for Babylonian (Seleucid) sky culture
• Added support for up to 500% scaling of dialog close button (GH: #2660)
• Added supporting horizontal coordinates for the CCD sensor in Oculars plugin (GH: #2672)
• Added capability to create KML map of solar eclipses in AstroCalc tool (GH: #2677)
• Added support the additional names to observing list (GH: #2525, #2553, #2232, #2309)
• Added default atmosphere model path in the Atmosphere Details dialog (GH: #2637)
• Added config viewer (GH: #2628)
• Added some documentation for ShowMySky in the User Guide (GH: #2636)
• Added list of financial contributors into About dialog (GH: #2646)
• Added contact times of global solar eclipse in AstroCalc tool (GH: #2652)
• Added default Earth atmosphere model (GH: 2634)
• Added a new Stellarium Sky Culture: Samoan (GH: #2627)
• Added column "Symbol" for major planets into AstroCalc/Positions tool (GH: #1628)
• Added a small didactic enhancement for AstroCalc/Positions/HEC tool (GH: #2549)
• Added user preference for DSO catalog selection
• Added sound output for Qt6 builds
• Added object type info into title for AstroCalc/Graphs tool
• Added support public version of Stellarium (GH: #2545)
• Added units of measurements to Oculars plugin (GH: #2594)
• Added original names to Siberian sky culture
• Added support the thickness of satellite orbits (GH: #2623)
• Added support for ShowMySky atmosphere model (GH: #624, #2604)
• Added align to selected object for Angle Measure plugin (GH: #2621)
• Added computation the time of equinoxes and solstices and set of actions to jump to the solstice/equinox at current, next or previous year. The default hotkeys for actions are not defined [module "Specific Time"] (GH: #1394, #2516)
• Added quadrature line (GH: #2513, #2511, #789)
• Added quadratures for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #2513, #2511, #789)
• Added handling the placement the windows outside the left border of the screen (GH: #2514)
• Added hotkey for run the computing the transits of Venus/Mercury in AstroCalc/Eclipses tool
• Added new one tooltip for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Fixed GUI issue
• Fixed installing constellation art in Babylonian Seleucid sky culture (GH: #2704)
• Fixed use of obsolete combobox signal in Telescope Control plugin
• Fixed selection in Solar System Editor plugin for Qt6-based package
• Fixed missing segments in solar eclipse kml (GH: #2702)
• Fixed state of buttons in AstroCalc tools
• Fixed inconsistency in units
• Fixed requested GLSL version
• Fixed columns in AstroCalc/Eclipses tool
• Fixed sorting the path width and duration columns in AstroCalc/Eclipses tool
• Fixed working ShowMySky on HDPI GPU with limited graphics performance (GH: #2676)
• Fixed special hotkeys
• Fixed tooltips for some Markings (GH: #2671)
• Fixed developers list
• Fixed adding some objects (like B 287 (Barnard 287)) into Observing lists (GH: #1884, #2309, #2553, #2232)
• Fixed segfault in Observing Lists when import/export the lists (GH: #2411, #1932, #2553, #2232)
• Fixed segfault in Observing Lists when saving the lists (GH: #2437, #2553, #2232)
• Fixed import Bookmarks into Observing List (GH: #1944, #2553, #2232)
• Fixed object selection when use Edit button in Observing List (GH: #1941, #2553, #2232)
• Fixed movement users onto Null Island in Observing List (GH: #1933, #2486, #2553, #2232)
• Fixed wrong type of objects in Observing List (GH: #2475, #2553, #2232)
• Fixed building QXlsx as an universal binary on macOS
• Fixed updating region name when location is changed (GH: #2633)
• Fixed comparison logic in Angle Measure plugin (GH: #2630)
• Fixed NMEA connections in Qt6
• Fixed IAU star names (GH: #2531)
• Fixed saving the keyboard shortcut (GH: #2571)
• Fixed deployment ShowMySky library on macOS
• Fixed windows deployment
• Fixed crash when scripting is disabled (GH: #2544)
• Fixed upper limit of phase, unit of magnitude and angular size in tooltip of AstroCalc tools (GH: #2555)
• Fixed crash when using shortcut for specific time jump that related to twilight (GH: #2558)
• Fixed opens the links in browser (GH: #2554)
• Fixed exported CSV files in AstroCalc/Eclipses (GH: #2569)
• Fixed wrong timezone handling of Qt6 (GH: #2547)
• Fixed scripts after property had been renamed.
• Fixed versions of scripts
• Fixed visibility selection of DSO without proper magnitudes (GH: #2563)
• Fixed scaling right axes on graphs (GH: #2578, #2582)
• Fixed working RemoteControl GUI with Qt6 (GH: #2579)
• Fixed search in RemoteControl plugin (GH: #2568)
• Fixed translation the graphs data when language is changed for AstroCalc/Graphs tool
• Fixed titles for AstroCalc/Graphs tools
• Fixed autodetect build architecture on macOS (GH: #2550)
• Fixed LTO build (GH: #2590)
• Fixed map update (GH: #1302, #2592)
• Fixed Zenith scripting issue (GH: #754, #2589)
• Fixed meteor showers plugin
• Fixed name of renamed solar system file
• Fixed reading abbreviated names: allow any non-space characters as part of the constellation and asterism keys (GH: #2606)
• Fixed getting the Moon's Elongation in ecliptical longitude via scripting (GH: #2605)
• Fixed rendering the Oculars labels on HDPI monitors (GH: #2622)
• Fixed coordinates of VDB 16 (GH: #2600)
• Fixed screen blanking on Intel UHD (GH: #2166, #2472, #2484, #2619)
• Fixed updating catalogs in plugins (GH: #2534)
• Fixed missing translations
• Fixed crash in debug mode
• Fixed 'Binocular Highlights' script
• Fixed working the logger for BSD systems with Qt6 environment
• Fixed method getOperatingSystemInfo() for macOS
• Fixed outdated macros for macOS
• Fixed icon size in macOS (GH: #2543)
• Fixed Qt6 redirect policy in plugins (GH: #2534)
• Fixed misspelled of Schedar (GH: #2531)
• Fixed celestrak URL in Satellites plugin: celestrak.com moved to celestrak.org
• Fixed list of languages
• Fixed crash when "Show Earth's umbra" is enabled (GH: #2509)
• Fixed translations the some tooltips when language is changed in AstroCalc tools
• Fixed lost selection in Observing Lists tool (GH: #2694)
• Changed core: replace ordered Bayer dithering with the algorithm based on triangle-remapped blue noise (GH: #2640)
• Changed core: enable dithering by default (GH: #2644)
• Changed core: Milky Way and Zodiacal Light rebalance (GH: #2648)
• Changed core: improved Haiku OS support
• Changed core: actions for jump to the moments of rise, set and transit (include twilight) of selected objects moved into "Specific Time" module (GH: #2516)
• Changed GPS location manager: add location service managed by Windows (GPS, network location, ...) (GH: #2620)
• Changed building rules for dependencies: use system versions of dependencies (GH: #1295)
• Changed Observability Analysis plugin: replace object type booleans with methods. This removes the need for managing object type state and delegates it to the StelObjectMgr (GH: #2536)
• Changed Observability Analysis plugin: refactor Observability plugin to use signals for reacting to location state changes (GH: #2535)
• Changed RemoteControl plugin: add missing elements
• Changed Scripting module: switch to use JSEngine instead of QtScript in Qt6-based version
• Changed logger: refactored the method for obtaining the compiler info in the logger
• Changed macOS defaults: by default for Qt6 environment on macOS create an universal binary (arm64 + x86_64) package for macOS Big Sur and later
• Updated Location window: Rewrite MapLabel → MapWidget (GH: 2696)
• Updated timezone data
• Updated Stellarium User Guide
• Updated GUI elements: increase resolution of some PNGs to improve high-DPI look (GH: #2658)
• Updated GUI elements: work around too much stretching of close button icon on Qt 5.12.8 (GH: #2674)
• Updated GUI elements: increase resolution of spinboxes to improve the look on high-DPI monitors
• Updated splash screen: paint version on the fly on the splash screen instead of rasterizing it into pixmap (GH: #2668)
• Updated rendering the ShowMySky atmosphere model
• Updated About/Config tab
• Updated Babylonian (Mulapin) Sky Culture
• Updated Egyptian Sky Culture
• Updated Greek (Almagest) Sky Culture
• Updated Indian sky culture (GH: #2557, #2559)
• Updated atmosphere model for ShowMySky module (GH: #2643)
• Updated list of contributors list in the About dialog
• Updated default pulsars catalog
• Updated list of locations
• Updated few scripts
• Updated title for AstroCalc/Graphs/Lunar Elongation tool
• Updated nomenclature data
• Updated settings for Inno Setup on Windows
• Removed the duplicate code
• Removed unneeded headers
• Removed duplicated code in AstroCalc tools

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs!

Release notes

The Stellarium team is delighted to announce the release of Stellarium 0.22.2.

The major changes of this version:

• Added recognition licenses for skycultures
• Many improvements in the Satellites plugin, esp. display of earth shadow and filtering
• Improvements in AstroCalc: graphs, eclipses, transits
• Improvements in Meteor Showers, Exoplanets and the Navigational Stars plugins
• Updated DSO catalog
• Fixed ANGLE mode for some rare cases
• A large number of bug fixes and closed feature requests and enhancements (see full list of changes).

Behind the scenes, we are preparing for a major upgrade of the internal Qt framework.

Enjoy!

Alexander and Georg

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added "type" column to WUT list (GH: #2502)
• Added twilights to the nautical navigation data (GH: #2489)
• Added new visual filter for satellites (GH: #1527, #2060)
• Added group of satellites (Gonets)
• Added "Transits of Mercury and Venus across the Sun" computations for AstroCalc tool (GH: #2477)
• Added new filter for communications satellites
• Added feature to recognise the communications data for satellites
• Added GUI for manual addition of comm frequencies for satellites (GH: #2476)
• Added support inclination classifications for geocentric orbits for satellites
• Added feature to adding and restoring the descriptions of satellites
• Added tool to reset TLE sources in Satellites plugin (GH: #2458)
• Added 'altitude' parameter to custom filter of satellites
• Added option to colored invisible satellites: you can toggle behaviour of colorification invisible satellites now
• Added recognition licenses for sky cultures (GH: #2410)
• Added new names to DSO (GH: #2463)
• Added recognition the standard magnitudes for Starlink and OneWeb satellites
• Added ability to select all satellites in the list by one touch
• Added custom filter for satellites (GH: #2457, #2060)
• Added quick selection buttons for DSO (GH: #2425, #2427)
• Added ability to use time mask for naming of screenshots (GH: #1283)
• Added visualisation Earth umbra and penumbra for satellites (GH: #2451, #2360, #1246)
• Added support directional elongation (GH: #2405)
• Added some Barnard outlines (GH: #2412)
• Fixed saving GRS properties
• Fixed missing meteor showers name (GH: #2492)
• Fixed bugs in planetary transits (GH: #2491)
• Fixed orbit validation for observers
• Fixed selecting items from the recent search in Search tool
• Fixed signal/slot issue in Search Tool
• Fixed wrong selection of object in Search Tool/Lists
• Fixed placement for output data on HDPI devices (Observ. plugin)
• Fixed flickering Lunar halo (GH: #2240)
• Fixed selection ANGLE mode: simplify force-switching to ANGLE mode (GH: #2471)
• Fixed missing translations
• Fixed dead links and phrases in sky cultures
• Fixed filtering issue for satellites and update some defaults
• Fixed description for XMM-Newton satellite
• Fixed guessing the groups of satellites
• Fixed slow down of time when the Moon is selected (GH: #2465)
• Fixed eclipse problem (GH: #2464)
• Fixed conversion tool radToHms(): avoiding possible negative zero for value of seconds (GH: #2460)
• Fixed wrong code in radToHMSStr and radToHMSStrAdapt convertors (GH: #2460)
• Fixed work AstroCalc/(Phenomena and RTS) tools with Qt 5.14+ (GH: #2459)
• Fixed Milky Way texture (GH: #2420, #2421)
• Fixed duplicate for NGC 5504
• Fixed stars info: hiding separation info for double stars with "fake values" (GH: #2429)
• Fixed broken signal/slot in Meteor Showers plugin (GH: #2433)
• Fixed 'Nights above horizon' feature in Observability plugin (GH: #2436)
• Fixed rendering orbits of artificial satellites (GH: #2452)
• Fixed crash when some star catalogues deleted or adding (GH: #2404)
• Fixed opacity/magnitude conflict for objects from Barnard catalog (GH: #2408)
• Fixed possible duplicates of DSO names
• Fixed hourly motion of objects (GH: #2505, #2498)
• Fixed show negative radiant drift in RA for meteor showers (GH: #2504)
• Changed setFullScreen() method (GH: #660)
• Changed infostring data for observers: hided the meaningless data
• Changed Satellites plugin: add improvements for visibility prediction of satellites
• Changed behaviour in Satellites plugin: display satellites and their orbits within selected range of altitudes only when related option is activated.
• Changed behaviour in Satellites plugin: Some specific comm terms from the channel description are translatable now
• Changed AstroCalc/Graphs tools: a full refactoring
• Changed AstroCalc/PC tool: refactoring the graphs
• Changed Exoplanets plugin: refactoring the graphs
• Updated filter 'orbit calculation error' in the Satellites plugin
• Updated pulsars catalog
• Updated list of locations
• Updated meteor showers catalog (GH: #2492)
• Updated default list of satellites
• Updated script for InnoSetup (GH: #2450)
• Updated planetary nomenclature
• Updated communications data for satellites
• Updated DSO catalog (v3.16; GH: #2414, #2473)
• Updated list of description of satellites
• Updated data in Meteor Showers catalog (GH: #2467, #2449)
• Updated GUI in Meteor Showers plugin
• Updated default hint color for satellites
• Updated Meteor Showers plugin (GH: #2416)
• Updated DSO names
• Removed QCustomPlot dependence
• Removed scaling mode from shortcuts for Windows (GH: #2450)

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs!

Release notes

The Stellarium team is delighted to announce the release of Stellarium 0.22.1.

The major changes of this version:

• Added fixed equatorial grid/line
• Added new sky cultures
• Fixed building Stellarium (AppImage)
• Updated DSO catalog

Enjoy!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added Khoikhoi and San sky culture (GH: #2396)
• Added Xhosa sky culture (GH: #2395)
• Added fixed equatorial grid/line (GH: #2399)
• Added DSO names (GH: #2387)
• Fixed building AppImage/x86_64 package
• Fixes various typos in sky cultures (GH: #2400)
• Fixed rendering 3D models for solar system bodies (GH: #2367)
• Changed screenshots naming: properly detect largest screenshot number (GH: #2379)
• Updated DSO catalog (v3.15): updated visual magnitudes for Messier objects from RNGC/IC catalog by Wolfgang Steinicke (GH: #2375)
• Updated designations of stars (GH: #2391)
• Updated licence statement for few sky cultures

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs!

Release notes

The Stellarium team is delighted to announce the release of Stellarium 0.22.0.

The major changes of this version:

• AstroCalc: Eclipse Finder
• AstroCalc: RTS (Rises, Transits, Settings)
• Switch from Bortle scale to physical brightness values for light pollution.
• Allow tweaks for the atmosphere brightness/color model and tone mapping
• Several new calendars in the Calendars plugin
• Seasonal polar caps on Mars
• New and improved sky cultures
• Larger textures allowed in Scenery3D
• Improved OnlineQueries and Satellites plugin
• Many fixes in core and plugins.
• Technical preparations towards a major upgrade of the internal Qt framework.
• There has also been a large number of bug fixes and closed feature requests and enhancements (see full list of changes).

Enjoy!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added ability to search satellites by COSPAR ID
• Added ability to support multi supergroups for satellites
• Added checks for valid UTF-8 sequence for SS [ssystem*] files (GH: #2146)
• Added 2 startup shortcuts for linux distros (GH: #2129)
• Added GUIs for tweaking some atmosphere parameters and better understand how these things work together (GH: #2085)
• Added ability switching between Preetham and Schaefer for sky brightness (CIE Y channel) (GH: #2085)
• Added ability switching between 2 presets of chromaticity parameters (Preetham/Stellarium) (GH: #2085)
• Added ability coupling extinction coefficient and atmosphere turbidity (GH: #2085)
• Added an exponential twilight transition to Preetham zenith luminance (GH: #2085)
• Added a flag to suppress atmosphere scattering rendering. Just keeps atmosphere refraction and extinction effects (GH: #2085)
• Added ability tweaking atmosphere: allow solar halo drawing before or after 3d solar sphere (GH: #2085)
• Added ability tweaking atmosphere: allow rendering the Sun after the atmosphere (avoid overbrightening, but may look too dark) (GH: #2085)
• Added GUI to fine-tune viewing environment (tone mapping) (GH: #2085)
• Added scripting functions to modify tone mapping settings (GH: #2085)
• Added color conversion to AdobeRGB (not only sRGB). This may give better screen colors on some systems. (GH: #2085)
• Added ability moving StelDialogSeparate to a separate screen (GH: #2132)
• Added human readable format for coordinates of planetary features (GH: #2158)
• Added support decimal coordinates for planetary features (GH: #2158)
• Added Akan (ak), Karelian (krl), Montenegrin (cnr) and Serbian (Latin) (sr@latin) languages support
• Added Lunar Eclipses to Astronomical calculations (GH: #2190, #407)
• Added actions to centering screen on current telescope position (GH: #1956)
• Added proper name for LBN 437
• Added proper name for Stock 2 cluster (GH: #2207)
• Added actions to quick choose of presets for the selected object information (GH: #2206)
• Added Modified Espenak & Meeus (2006, 2022) solution for DeltaT (GH: #2340)
• Added support alternative names (designations) for exoplanets (GH: #2350)
• Added texture for an interesting distorted galaxy NGC 2146 in Camelopardalis
• Added setting of screenshot dpi
• Added New and Astronomical Hindu Calendars (GH: #2284)
• Added Hindu Panchang (GH: #2284)
• Added 60-year-cycle to Tibetan calendar (GH: #2284)
• Added configurable text color (GH: #2284)
• Added mistakenly removed parentheses to the regex (GH: #2324)
• Added Egyptian (Dendera) sky culture (GH: #2329)
• Added Zulu sky culture (GH: #2329)
• Added 2 asterisms: Medium Bull & Minor Bull
• Added Persian Astronomical calendar (GH: #2229)
• Added nowruz to both Persian calendar versions (GH: #2229)
• Added French Revolution Calendar (astronomical version) (GH: #2229)
• Added Tibetan Calendar (GH: #2229)
• Added functions from CC:UE chapter 14 on astronomical functions (GH: #2229)
• Added proper name for CTB 1 (Abell 85) nebula
• Added boundaries to Arabic Lunar Stations skycultute (GH: #2222)
• Added support of seasonal polar caps on the Mars (GH: #2220, #2040)
• Added Revised Julian Calendar into Calendars plugin (GH: #2214)
• Added support heliocentric ecliptic positions of the major planets into AstroCalc/Positions tool (GH: #2233)
• Added Solar Eclipses to Astronomical calculations (GH: #2218, #407)
• Added missing timezone for Nuuk (GH: #2140)
• Added column "Visibility conditions" to the lunar eclipses
• Fixed typos in Satellites plugin
• Fixed Stephenson, Morrison & Hohenkerk solution for DeltaT
• Fixed Stephenson & Houlden (1986) algorithm for DeltaT
• Fixed rendering gravity labels on HiDPI devices
• Fixed rendering gravity labels of compass
• Fixed nomenclature longitudes (GH: #2158)
• Fixed synonyms in DSO names
• Fixed clazy warnings for plugins and core
• Fixed translation the column names in AstroCalc/WUT tool when language is changed
• Fixed jumping to position in search window (GH: #2205)
• Fixed entering geographical coordinates (GH: #2209, #2210)
• Fixed crash on exit when Telescopes tab of Oculars is active (GH: #2103)
• Fixed bug in Meteor showers search dialog (GH: #2356)
• Fixed list of languages
• Fixed typos in sky cultures
• Fixed potential selection bug in AstroCalc/Positions tool
• Fixed visual properties for AstroCalc/Positions tool
• Fixed bug in AstroCalc/Eclipses tool for local solar eclipses when total/annular eclipses take place very close to the horizon (GH: #2345)
• Fixed decimal longitude in AstroCalc/Eclipses tool (GH: #2323)
• Fixed coordinates of few open clusters (DSO Catalog v3.14)
• Fixed crash on start when Calendars plugin not loaded. (GH: #2287)
• Fixed parsing of decimal degrees in AngleSpinBox::stringToDouble() (GH: #2249)
• Fixed light pollution node in TUI (GH: #2253)
• Fixed StelLocationMgr.cpp:parseAngle for negative fractional-degree angles (GH: #2255)
• Fixed reading location from CLI (GH: #2254)
• Fixed planetocentric rectangular coordinates (GH: #2244)
• Fixed R&D solution of DeltaT (GH: #2229)
• Fixed galactic and supergalactic longitudes range in Scripting Engine (GH: #2219)
• Fixed bug in the Hebrew calendar (GH: #2153)
• Fixed errors in Arabic sky cultures
• Fixed computation of rise, transit and set times for the Moon (GH: 2228)
• Fixed alignment for headers in tables
• Fixed security issues: updated jQuery and jQuery UI (GH: #2234, #2235, #2236)
• Fixed bug in AstroCalc/Eclipses where type of local solar eclipses are incorrect (GH: #2237)
• Fixed wrong range of galactic and supergalactic coordinate systems (GH: #2219)
• Changed the languages support: refactoring the code for ISO-639 codes support
• Changed the core: refactoring the code for get angular size of objects (GH: #2180)
• Changed the GUI: compactification of the GUI (GH: #2199)
• Changed AstroCalc/Transits tool: The AstroCalc/Transits tool has been converted to AstroCalc/RTS tool, where RTS is meaning "rises, transits and sets" (GH: #2283)
• Changed regexp in the comets data parser (GH: #2281)
• Changed core: pass Sun, Moon and current planet objects as well as location directly to Atmosphere::computeColor (GH: #2257)
• Changed core: enable multisampling for landscape too (GH: #2260)
• Changed core: switch from Bortle class to luminance as the quantity of light pollution (GH: 2179)
• Updated Arabic sky cultures: renaming sky cultures (GH: #2212)
• Updated Babylonian (MUL.APIN) sky culture
• Updated rules for guessing the groups of satellites
• Updated GUI of Satellites plugin
• Updated default list of TLE sources
• Updated International Designator info for satellites
• Updated default catalog of pulsars
• Updated list of known versions MSVC++
• Updated logger for macOS
• Updated translations
• Updated Stellarium User Guide
• Updated core: replace deprecated QLinkedList by std::list
• Updated core: refactor cardinals (GH: #2352)
• Updated core: refactor qflags (GH: #2351)
• Updated GUI: Improve usability of light pollution display in landscape description (GH: #2296)
• Updated GUI: Prevent negative length of day (GH: #2332)
• Updated labels in Calendars plugin
• Updated defaults for Calendars plugin (GH: #2284)
• Updated Scenery3D plugin: Extend shadowmap/cubemap resolution options
• Updated list of proper names (GH: #2316, #2319, #2320)
• Updated order of star designations
• Updated shape of asterism "Taurus Poniatovii"
• Updated locations database, nomenclature and common names for DSO (GH: #2262, #2268, #2274, #2280, #2282)
• Updated build instruction
• Updated GUI for AstroCalc/Eclipses tool: allow years before 1582 (GH: #2224)
• Removed default GRS solution (GH: #2187)
• Removed radio frequencies from getInfoMap() method

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs!

Release notes

The Stellarium team is delighted to announce the release of Stellarium 0.21.3.

The major changes of this version:

• Better handling of minor bodies with outdated orbital elements
• "Goto next day at same altitude" functionality for selected objects
• Mark a few special points on the planets
• Three refined Arab skycultures
• Updated Mul-Apin skyculture with new artwork
• Improved OnlineQueries and Satellites plugin
• Fixed a problem with LX200 telescopes
• Many fixes in core and plugins

There has also been a large number of bug fixes and closed feature requests and enhancements (see full list of changes).

Enjoy!

What's Changed

Full list of changes:

• Added support a context in names of sky cultures
• Added improvements for compute the accuracy and performance of sunrise/sunset time in AstroCalc/WUT
• Added support HTC 2.0 theory (#1942)
• Added also search descriptions in Satellites plugin (GH: #1940)
• Added support QtWebEngine in OnlineQueries plugin (GH: #1938)
• Added reference to ArchaeoLines plugin
• Added scriptable method to set the time extent for trails
• Added figure correction for the Lunar position
• Added atmospheric pressure and temperature info into location tooltip
• Added *.md files into Windows installer (GH: #2023)
• Added orbit epoch as explicit element to the KeplerOrbit (GH: #2000, #2027)
• Added Solar and Lunar info to InfoString (GH: #1455, #2037)
• Added pragmatic solution for a Linux display problem with aberration (GH: #1945)
• Added a "default" group to selected object info (GH: #2038)
• Added context for info group names (GH: #2038)
• Added epoch entries for the Interstellar objects
• Added support to show ephemeris when Solar system bodies are hidden (GH: #2044, #2051)
• Added orbit_Epoch to comet orbital elements
• Added scripting functions for tonemapping
• Added tool to find and select an object from its standard name and object type name (GH: #1970)
• Added tool to search an object by its standard name and object type
• Added Arabic sky culture (GH: #2064)
• Added Arabian Peninsula sky culture (GH: #2064)
• Added Arabic Lunar Stations sky culture (GH: #2064)
• Added new actions for jumping to defined moments in diurnal motion of selected objects (GH: #2106)
• Added smart tooltip for AstroCalc/Graphs tool (GH: #2110)
• Added Poles and east and west points (limb/equator intersection) (GH: #2092, #2098)
• Added Central and Subsolar special points (GH: #2098)
• Added scriptable method to replace textures on-the-fly (GH: #1060, #2120)
• Added twilight data into InfoString for the Sun
• Added new filter for satellites (GH: #2124)
• Added code to automatic add the group of satellites, based on Celestrak groups (GH: #1636, #2125)
• Fixed issues in hawaiian starlines sky culture (GH: #1931)
• Fixed error in search of Atlas right hand (GH: #1934)
• Fixed computation max elevation in AstroCalc/WUT tool
• Fixed building unit tests when scripting is disabled
• Fixed direct script commands for RemoteControl (GH: #1943)
• Fixed selecting sky culture
• Fixed Sun limb size and direction in Navigational Stars plugin (GH: #2019, #2021)
• Fixed Observability plugin: restore lost lunar "previous" and "next" full moon information (GH: #2025)
• Fixed epoch support for the Pluto (GH: #2062)
• Fixed OnlineQueries plugin: additional cmake fixes over #2006 (GH: #2049)
• Fixed a regular expression for constellation references (GH: #2055)
• Fixed typo in HD designation for HIP 48715 star (GH: #2063)
• Fixed dithering for native GLES2 systems (Odroid C1)
• Fixed PNGs: prevent libpng iCCP incorrect sRGB profile warnings
• Fixed building OnlineQueries plugin for non-WebEngine mode
• Fixed typo in CMake script (GH: #2067)
• Fixed default epoch for comet orbit
• Fixed crash after importing single asteroid (pulsar, quasar, supernova, nova, exoplanetary system) when imported asteroid was selected (GH: #1970)
• Fixed crash after updating catalogs of objects (pulsars, quasars, supernovae, novae, exoplanets, solar system objects) when selected object was removed by updating tool (GH: #1970)
• Fixed formatting (GH: #2095)
• Fixed rendering of markers when using perspective or orthographic projections (GH: #2093)
• Fixed issue in implementation of LX200 protocol (GH: #818)
• Fixed typos in sky cultures (GH: #2105)
• Fixed context issue for translation of pole labels (GH: #2098)
• Fixed aberration issues for Nomenclature selection (GH: #2098)
• Fixed selection priority for far-side features of the planet (GH: #2098)
• Changed AstroCalc/Transits tool: cosmetic fix for custom markers
• Changed Satellites plugin: improve guessing GALILEO satellites
• Changed core: refactoring the support of the on-screen stars names (GH: #1951, #2005)
• Changed the core: replace QRegExp occurrences
• Changed mouse navigation behaviour (GH: #1317, #2086, #2089)
• Updated minimum requirements: Qt 5.9
• Updated instructions for building Stellarium from source code (GH: #1927)
• Updated GUI of Satellites plugin: cosmetic fixes
• Updated list of exoplanet detection methods
• Updated list of contributors
• Updated list of active developers
• Updated planetary nomenclature
• Updated list of base locations
• Updated the code of core: refactoring
• Updated translations of sky cultures
• Updated translations of 3D sceneries
• Updated translations of landscapes
• Updated translations of GUI
• Updated the description of Chinese sky culture and fixed some issues (GH: #1952)
• Updated reference in Calendars plugin
• Updated pulsars catalog
• Updated documents for Scripting Engine
• Updated Stellarium User Guide
• Updated code for select priority and cosmetic fixes (GH: #2098)
• Updated code for tooltips in AstroCalc/Graphs tools (GH: #2110)
• Updated Babylonian (mulapin) sky culture
• Removed dead code
• Removed outdated code and data
• Removed Arabic Moon Stations sky culture (GH: #2064)

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs!

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Annual aberration correction. Planet positions are finally very accurate!
• Bookmarks replaced by Observation Lists
• Politically neutral geonames
• Right-click opens plugin configuration
• Improved computation of rising, transit, setting times
• "Goto next twilight" functionality
• Two new Greek skycultures
• Updated Mul-Apin skyculture with new artwork
• Improved fidelity of Lunar eclipses
• Fixed display of stellar proper motion
• Many fixes in core and plugins

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added a twilight altitude setting and twilight-finding actions to StelObjectMgr (GH: #1852, #484)
• Added extraString capabilities to StelObjectMgr (GH: #1852)
• Added missing time zones
• Added 2 new greek skycultures (GH: #1850)
• Added unit tests for JPL DE440/DE441 ephemeris
• Added greatest digression to Infostring (GH: #1885)
• Added constellation info for AstroCalc/WUT tool
• Added tooltip for AstroCalc/WUT tool
• Added barium stars filter for Search and AstroCalc tools
• Added option to toggle the method of drawing Sun's corona (GH: #971)
• Added support right click for buttons (GH: #1843)
• Added alternative definition of elongation (GH: #1786)
• Added support of geographical regions (politically neutral toponyms) (GH: #1844, #1808, #1135, #1125, #894)
• Added tooltips to list of skycultures in the GUI
• Added support the annual aberration (GH: #1626, #1272, #1115, #84)
• Added custom max fov stop (GH: #1836)
• Added DeltaT output in seconds for Scripting Engine
• Added Observing lists feature (GH: #1816)
• Added unobvious behavior for selection the celestial body when Graphs tab is opened
• Added extra data for satellite into GUI of Satellites plugin (GH: #1785)
• Added new language: English (India)
• Added ability of displaying number of exoplanets in the system near designation of host star
• Added support minimum altitude for Rise/Transit/Set times in AstroCalc/WUT tool (GH: #1089)
• Fixed visual style of the magnitude output data
• Fixed rendering graphs when the AstroCalc/Graphs tab is closed (GH: #1852)
• Fixed coordinates for NGC 2379 (DSO Catalog v3.13)
• Fixes and improvements of backward compatibility layer for support the regions and countries
• Fixed displaying the proper motion data (GH: #1787)
• Fixed empty items in Search/Lists tool for stars
• Fixed proper motion data in AstroCalc/Positions tool (GH: #1787)
• Fixed HiDPI issue for GUI of Scenery 3D plugin
• Fixed displaying meteor showers search dialog (GH: #1854)
• Fixed drawing spiky halo for Solar system bodies (GH: #1805)
• Fixed behavior of the Online Query plug-in button (GH: #1806)
• Fixed WS-2020-0368 issue in zlib (GH: #1807)
• Fixed search stars by additional English names
• Fixed translations for splash screen (GH: #1817)
• Fixed location of CR 36 (Collinder 36) (GH: #1827)
• Fixed crash Online Query Plug-in (GH: #1821)
• Fixed distanes for PGC galaxies (GH: #1922)
• Fixed computation of max elevations in AstroCalc tool
• Changed Observability plugin: disabled RTS display in the plugin to avoid duplicate the data (GH: #1852)
• Changed the core: added better solutions to RTS (rise-transit-set times) for fixed objects and planets (GH: #1852, #554)
• Changed core: enabled nutation for -4000...+8000 for better comparison with reference solutions
• Changed behaviour of AstroCalc/Graphs tool: the AstroCalc/Graphs/Graph tool now can work on Earth only (GH: #1925)
• Changed behaviour of AstroCalc tool: Inhibit updates when dialog invisible (GH: #1920)
• Updated the behaviour of the GUI in Search Tool: force focus on entry line when recalling (GH: #1874)
• Updated the behaviour of the AstroCalc/Phenomena tool: exclude outdated solar system objects (GH: #1880)
• Updated descriptions of sky cultures
• Updated GUI of the Satellites plugin
• Updated QXlsx library
• Updated Stellarium User Guide
• Updated list of locations
• Updated list of languages
• Updated list of geographical regions
• Updated list of planetary nomenclature
• Updated default catalog of pulsars
• Updated common names of DSO
• Updated common names of the stars
• Updated boundaries in Chinese skycultures (GH: #1919)
• Updated translations
• Updated AstroCalc/Phenomena tool: improve the performance of computations (GH: #1910)
• Updated AstroCalc/Phenomena tool: avoid lots of computations (GH: #1904)
• Updated Solar System Editpr plugin: better intuitive sorting of MPC list by padding (GH: #1835)
• Removed few Chinese dialects/languages: we will keep only zh_CN, zh_SG, zh_HK and zh_TW locales for Chinese
• Removed outdated translations
• Removed list of countries (GH: #1844, #1808, #1135, #1125, #894)
• Removed Bookmarks feature (GH: #1816)
• Removed the duplicate for Tr 2 cluster

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs!

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Updated designations of stars and handling of list of designations and common names those stars
• Updated Almagest and al-Sufi skycultures
• Many changes in plugins
• Many fixes in core and plugins for support HiDPI devices
• Enhancements in visualization of markings and in scripting engine

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added new plugin: OnlineQueries (GH: #355, #962)
• Added disabling the proportional DSO hints in Oculars plugin in eyepiece mode (GH: #1572)
• Added ability to get the lunar eclipse magnitudes through scripting (GH: #747)
• Added marker of the center of Earth's shadow (GH: #1687)
• Added workaround to displaying labels for umbra and penumbra (GH: #1560)
• Added an attempt to fix the misplaced location on the planet map (GH: #1026)
• Added tool to toggle visibility of intercardinal (or ordinal) directions and secondary intercardinal directions
• Added scriptable method for panning the view a predetermined amount (degrees per seconds)
• Added option for toggle place of the measurement' visibility for Angle Measure plugin (GH: #1708)
• Added actions to intercardinal and secondary intercardinal points
• Added support proper motion for pulsars
• Added code to recognition 3 new groups of satellites: IRNSS, TDRSS and QZSS
• Added 2 new methods into scripting engine
• Added a splitter in the satellite tab in the Satellites plugin (GH: #1696)
• Added a reminder in the Description box in the Satellites plugin (GH: #1696)
• Added ability to load an "old" telescopes (GH: #1651)
• Added single asterism selection mode (GH: #541, #921)
• Added meteor shower code/ID to search result table (GH: #1663)
• Added support untranslatable names (like designations) for stars and DSO (skycultures)
• Added 3 new scriptable methods into ConstellationMgr class
• Added few new DSO textures
• Added cosmetic fix for long list of designations for stars: split the data on few lines
• Added cosmetic fix for long list of proper names for stars: split the data on few lines
• Added scriptable methods for isolated selection of asterisms by the name (GH: #541, #921)
• Added version number in file name for extended DSO catalog to improve data handling (GH: #1433)
• Added missing ability to saving and loading values for 'Draw only polygon' and 'Thickness of line in pixels' options (LP: 1923489)
• Added backward compatibility layer for scripting engine for search and select operation
• Added scaling factor for line thickness on HiDPI devices (GH: #1618)
• Added new nomenclature for Solar system bodies
• Added computation shadow phenomena (Transits of shadow and eclipses) for planets with moons in AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #1563)
• Added context for second name of beta Gemini to avoid conflict with constellation name (GH: #1599)
• Added carbon stars filter for Search and AstroCalc tools (GH: #1583)
• Added section "Moons of first body" into AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #1563)
• Added Polar Circles into ArchaeoLines plugin (GH: #1555, #1573)
• Added two custom altitude lines into ArchaeoLines plugin (GH: #1573)
• Added ability to grabbing declination/azimuth/altitude data from selected object into ArchaeoLines plugin (GH: #1573)
• Added ability to direct selection of locations from Stellarium's location list into ArchaeoLines plugin (GH: #1573)
• Added ability to handling Stellarium scripts by file extension on macOS
• Fixed correctly saving sensor rotation angle (GH: #1756)
• Fixed sorting hotkeys info in Help window (almost full synced with Keyboard shortcuts editor) (GH: #443)
• Fixed scaling planets and the Sun by viewed through eyepiece (GH: #1578)
• Fixed typo's in Almagest SC description (GH: #1745, #1746)
• Fixed display cardinal labels when NLS is disabled
• Fixed displaying the native names of planets (GH: #1273)
• Fixed work the method core.setObserverLocation() when planet is not defined (GH: #1749)
• Fixed display of hotkeys (e.g. native look for macOS' hotkeys) in Help window
• Fixed proper names
• Fixed designation for 2 UMa
• Fixed UI text issue for binoculars in the Oculars plugin (GH: #1738)
• Fixed flip issue for compass rose in the Oculars plugin (GH: #1535)
• Fixed selection the newest added device in Oculars plugin
• Fixed handling of the designations for variable and double stars
• Fixed crash for the OnlineQueries plugin
• Fixed show text in Angle Measure plugin on the HiDPI devices
• Fixed display multiline AKA list for DSO
• Fixed compiling INDILib by MSVC2019
• Fixed crash when any device added into Oculars plugin (GH: #1673)
• Fixed horizontal & vertical flip defect in Oculars plugin (GH: #1535, #1678)
• Fixed bug in scripting engine
• Fixed dead links in Stellarium User Guide (GH: #1694, #1692)
• Fixed tabbing order in the Satellites plugin (GH: #1696)
• Fixed cross-identification data for HIP stars (GH: #1657)
• Fixed visibility of planet labels: the visibility of planet label is depend by extinction magnitude now (GH: #1652)
• Fixed AstroCalc/Phenomena tool: added missing category for compute shadows phenomena
• Fixed HiDPI issues in Script Console
• Fixed show labels in scripts on the HiDPI devices (no need a rewriting scripts for HiDPI monitors)
• Fixed search Hydra as a constellation and as moon in the Bookmarks tool (GH: #1609)
• Fixed logical issue in StelSkyDrawer class
• Fixed displaying cardinals on poles (no cardinals!)
• Fixed mistakes for designations of double stars from Struve's appendices catalogs (GH: #1604)
• Changing visualization an atmosphere on the Galilean satellites: All Galilean satellites has atmosphere, but too thin of course (pressure at surface lesser 1 Pa), so, let's turn-off the atmosphere on this moons (GH: #1676).
• Updated AstroCalc tools (GH: #1679)
• Updated GUI of AstroCalc tools
• Updated Almagest SC: use almstars catalogues to improve sky culture (GH: #1647)
• Updated al-Sufi skyculture
• Updated native names of planets
• Updated Help window: added special local hotkeys info (GH: #1679)
• Updated Stellarium User Guide
• Updated handling the designations of stars
• Updated Bayer and Flamsteed designations of stars
• Updated Angle Measure plugin: change mouse cursor in angle measure mode (GH: #1698, #1707)
• Updated the installer for Windows: added links to Stellarium User Guide and ANGLE mode of Stellarium on the desktop
• Updated scripts
• Updated default catalogs in the plug-ins
• Updated texture for M51
• Updated list of locations
• Updated Oculars plugin (GH: #1633)
• Updated Satellites plugin: added description for China's space station and updated default TLE catalog
• Updated proper names of stars
• Updated Russian translations of skycultures description (GH: #1645)
• Updated support the double stars data: added ability to use multiple designations for double stars
• Updated support the double stars data: revised all designations of double stars
• Updated support the double stars data: uses parameters for double stars according to latest WDS data
• Updated AstroCalc/Phenomena tool: Section "Sun, planets and moons" renamed into "Sun, planets and moons of observer location" (GH: #1563)
• Updated ArchaeoLines plugin: replace angle DoubleSpinBoxes by AngleSpinBoxes (supersedes GH: #1447)
• Updated core: added QTextEdit StelProperty connections (GH: #1573)
• Updated core: added property connector code for AngleSpinBox (GH: #1573)
• Updated core: added code for AngleSpinBox to make sure cursor position does not change while mouse-wheeling an angle (GH: #1573)
• Removed the resetting tracking the objects in Oculars plugin (GH: #1680)
• Removed support the config option AngleMeasure/enable_at_startup to avoid automatically enabling the Angle Measure plugin at startup of planetarium (GH: #1698)
• Removed bad URL in Western skyculture info.ini file (GH: #1720)
• Removed support for legacy QGLWidget rendering

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• We have finally completed our work on accurate planet axes, including Lunar libration
• Visualisation of Earth shadow for Lunar eclipses
• Better texture for the Lunar surface
• Added the latest algorithms for planet magnitudes
• Enhanced Calendars plugin
• Replaced "arabic" by more accurate "al-Sufi" skyculture
• Planets are now scalable and Solar glare switchable for didactic applications

We have also published a scientific paper about the application of Stellarium in cultural astronomy: https://doi.org/10.1558/jsa.17822

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added accurate planet axis orientation and rotation (GH: #502, #151):
• Added lunar libration (GH: #877)
• Added lines for the Invariable Plane and Projected Solar Equator (GH: #358)
• Added solar altitude to planetary feature nomenclature
• Added describe planetary coordinates and changes in the nomenclature display into Stellarium User Guide
• Added new language: Spanish (Latin America)
• Added ability to scaling of Sun and planets (GH: #1263)
• Added new magnitude algorithms for planets from Mallama&Hilton 2018 (GH: #574)
• Added Earth shadow circles for topocentric observer (GH: #430)
• Added new 4k texture for the Moon (required re-balancing planet shader brightness)
• Added lower limit for aFOV parameter of ocular in the GUI to avoid input wrong data (GH: #1487)
• Added visibility of an antisolar point for other planets (GH: #1481)
• Added ability to get all designations of DSO in scripts (GH: #1477)
• Added ability to show hourly motion in decimal degrees (GH: #1478)
• Added more cardinal points (GH: #1522, #1529)
• Added ability to switching off drawing of Solar glare (GH: #1538)
• Added a new sky culture based on Al-Sufi "Book of Fixed Stars" written ~ 964 AD (GH: #1548)
• Added Old Hindu calendars
• Added Islamic (algorithmic) and Hebrew calendar.
• Added French Revolution calendar (arithmetic version)
• Added Persian (arithmetic) calendar
• Added button to set standard atmosphere
• Added ability to translation/transliteration of Roman (latin) terms (GH: #1511)
• Added ability to use UTC time when navigational stars are displayed (GH: #1416)
• Added acknowledgment section into Help/About window (GH: #1568)
• Added cosmetic fix for radio communication data: no need extra precision to show data in Satellites plugin
• Fixed compatibility of ToneReproducer shader with GLES (GH: #1549, #1550)
• Fixed retranslation of calendars (GH: #1545)
• Fixed vertical position of calendar info panel
• Fixed height-dependent twinkle for star-like objects (GH: #1542)
• Fixed capturing a screenshots under macOS High Sierra and later (GH: #102)
• Fixed documentation for API
• Fixed display the extincted magnitudes for all objects
• Fixed reading textures (GH: #1547)
• Fixed alignment of an intercardinal direction markers (GH: #1552)
• Fixed work of multisampling mode when in Spout isn't used (GH: #1537)
• Fixed visualization zodiacal light at low Bortle values (GH: #1489, #1510)
• Fixed the drawing a degrees on compass on HiDPI devices
• Fixed search short phrases (GH: #1528)
• Fixed orientation of Jupiter, Uranus and Venus (GH: #357)
• Fixed inexact rotation of Moon (GH: #347)
• Fixed wrong rendering of Jupiter (GH: #1261)
• Fixed incorrect moon terminator (GH: #973)
• Fixed a skybox.ssc script (GH: #1461)
• Fixed crash when trails are enabled (GH: #1471)
• Fixed crash when choosing Zero Horizon landscape (GH: #1466)
• Fixed displaying labels of coordinate grids on HiDPI devices (GH: #1445)
• Fixed a labeling hour angles (GH: #1457)
• Fixed API docs
• Fixed styles of QMessageBox and QColorDialog (GH: #1451)
• Fixed WUI of Remote Control plugin
• Fixed HiDPI issue for Observability plugin
• Fixed the placement of cardinal marks when compass mark is enabled on the HiDPI devices
• Fixed placement of the value of equation of time for HiDPI devices
• Fixed crash at exit (GH: #1479)
• Fixed work of Spout mode: inhibit multisampling when in Spout mode (GH: #1507)
• Fixed DOI link for "Calendrical Calculations" (GH: #1562, #1566)
• Fixed missing strings for translation (GH: #1562, #1566)
• Fixed tooltips and placeholders (GH: #1562, #1566)
• Fixed comments for translators (GH: #1562, #1566)
• Fixed updating placement of calendars when visibility of calendars are changed (GH: #1567)
• Fixed artifacts in the GUI when language is changed
• Fixed images and typos in Stellarium User Guide
• Fixed bibliography in Stellarium User Guide
• Fixed the figure of Virgo constellation (GH: #1570)
• Fixed stupid typos in satellites.json file
• Fixed illumination during Lunar eclipse in Scenery 3D plugin (GH: #1506)
• Fixed behavior "Clear" button in Script Console (GH: #1499)
• Fixed lunar magnitude: try an accurate Lunar magnitude formula (GH: #1350)
• Fixed lunar eclipses: redo the eclipse push effect for lunar eclipses
• Fixed behavior of Bookmarks tool when pressed button "cancel" in import dialog (GH: #1497)
• Fixed Mesa mode for Windows (GH: #1551)
• Fixed multisampling on non-Windows systems (GH: #1553)
• Fixed typos in Al-Sufi skyculture
• Fixed bug for calculation the leap years: restore leap year rule in our astronomical year counting
• Updated translations
• Updated translations of landscapes descriptions
• Updated translations of 3D sceneries descriptions
• Updated translations of skycultures descriptions
• Updated AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #1520)
• Updated planetary features data
• Updated building instructions for Windows (GH: #1444)
• Updated core: slight restructuring of Planets, Comets, MinorPlanets, SolarSystem loader
• Updated core: using data from WGCCRE reports 2009, 2015 and Explanatory Supplement to the AA 2013 (with error fixed by the 1992 ed.) for rotation elements
• Updated core: keeps original Stellarium planet rotation model (undocumented) where new rotation elements are unavailable
• Updated core: make StelToneReproducer's xyYToRGB.glsl core function reusable (GH: #1468)
• Updated code of INDI client to version 1.8.5
• Updated code for building Stellarium without NLS and Scripting support
• Updated GUI (GH: #1204)
• Updated Satellites plugin
• Updated default satellites database
• Updated GUI of Navigational stars plugin
• Updated default pulsars catalog
• Updated description of supernovae plugin (GH: #500)
• Updated description of calendars plugin in Stellarium User Guide
• Removed proper name for NGC 2194 (GH: #1530)
• Removed Arabic skyculture: Arabic SC was replaced by more accurate "al-Sufi" skyculture

Packages notes

The installers are located in the "Assets" section at the end of these release notes!

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Added Calendars plugin
• Many changes in AstroCalc tool and core of Stellarium
• Many changes in plugins
• Updated DSO catalog

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added Balinese Pawukon calendar into Calendars plugin
• Added notes on polygonal landscapes (technical restrictions) (GH: #1397)
• Added Calendars plugin (GH: #1343)
• Added configurable values for quick FOV tool (GH: #1391)
• Added new zoom algorithm (GH: #1415, #529)
• Added compass marks into core of planetarium
• Added ability to hide cardinal and compass buttons from the GUI
• Added missing time zone America/Godthab
• Added few DSO textures (GH: #1402, #1441)
• Added Galactic Center and Anticenter points
• Added a config option to use multisampling for rendering "Planet"s (GH: #1388)
• Added landers from the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program into list of locations
• Added on-screen controls for OAG in Oculars plugin (GH: #935)
• Added table view of exoplanets (GH: #1141)
• Added show angular distance between the moon and host planet (GH: #1372)
• Added classical cepheids filter for AstroCalc/WUT tool
• Added Algol-type eclipsing systems filter for AstroCalc/WUT tool (GH: #1355)
• Added ability to toggle to using decimal degrees for various navigational data through follow the option "Use decimal degrees" in the main GUI (GH: #1344)
• Added script with shortcut, which add ability to jump to random location for celestial navigation game and practice (GH: #1345, #1058)
• Added support flip commands into Scripting Engine (GH: #1351)
• Added new language: Central Atlas Tamazight
• Added comet icon for ephemeris points plotting for AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #1332)
• Added script skybox.ssc into list of translatable scripts (GH: #1335)
• Added config option to hide selection markers (default: viewing/flag_show_selection_marker = true) (GH: #1321)
• Added export list of objects as Stellarium bookmarks into AstroCalc/WUT tool
• Added support capital Greek chars in Search Tool (GH: #1282)
• Added some discoverer’s original designation for double stars as their scientific designations (GH: #1282)
• Added option to hide unlabelled ephemeris markers (GH: #1315)
• Added ability to run the silent uninstall Stellarium in Windows
• Added ability use decimals value for ephemeris steps in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #1289)
• Added "No" default for deletion confirmation warning (GH: #1292)
• Added ability to toggle show extra decimals in the navigational info (GH: #1303)
• Added tool for build an AppImage package (GH: #1288)
• Added ability for following an option ''Use decimal degrees" for longitude and latitude in Location dialog to define format of data (GH: #1416)
• Fixed collision calendars panel with bottom button bar (GH: #1422)
• Fixed zooming to FOV when duration is zero (GH: #1430)
• Fixed designations for star HIP 62819 (GH: #1432)
• Fixed crash when attempting to add a sensor (GH: #1407, #1403)
• Fixed UMa figure in S&T skyculture (GH: #1414)
• Fixed typos in Chinese skyculture (GH: #1413)
• Fixed text for meteor showers plugin (GH: #1387)
• Fixed the visual style of color chooser (GH: #1395)
• Fixed GUI of AstroCalc/Positions tool
• Fixed error in GUI of AstroCalc/WUT tool
• Fixed errors in documents for scripting engine
• Fixed typos and errors in various sky cultures
• Fixed running scripting method core.quitStellarium(); (GH: #1363)
• Fixed the location of Dunsink Observatory (GH: #1370)
• Fixed rendering orbits with undefined period
• Fixed orbital elements for comet Halley (1986) in the default ssystem_minor.ini file
• Fixed typos in skycultures
• Fixed odd cyclic behaviour of HiPS (GH: #1323)
• Fixed odd survey interaction (GH: #1314)
• Fixed crash when reference.fab file has wrong format
• Fixed closing various dialogs (fix #1305, #1338)
• Fixed sorting issue in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool
• Fixed search stars by designations (u Her and U Her are different stars!) (GH: #1282)
• Fixed adding extra designations for stars, who already has Bayer and Flamsteed designations (GH: #1282)
• Fixed sorting stars by their designations (partially) (GH: #1282)
• Fixed selecting invisible stars (GH: #1331)
• Fixed switch to native planet names when skyculture is changed in Location dialog (GH: #1203)
• Fixed installing star names for Western (O.Hlad) skyculture (GH: #1170)
• Fixed typecast: avoiding of jumping the markers of exoplanets and pulsars (GH: #1286)
• Fixed handling custom shortcuts and few spell-check fixes
• Fixed GUI issue in Observability plugin
• Fixed inconsistency of NGC/IC list in AstroCalc/WUT tool (GH: #1310)
• Fixed filling version info for Windows installer
• Fixed installer for Windows
• Fixed translatable string for Icelandic calendar
• Fixed Puppis constellation lines in S&T skyculture (GH: #1438)
• Fixed Mensa and Microscopium in S&T skyculture (GH: #1440)
• Changed rendering planets: improve planets' halos size in relation to stars' (GH: #1361, #367)
• Changed rendering of orbits in Satellites plugin: Hide invisible part of orbits when "hide invisible artificial sats" option is enabled (GH: #1349)
• Changed GUI behavior: Enlarged maximum dialog size (GH: #1318)
• Changed versioning scheme of Stellarium
• Changed few DSO textures: reduce the size of some texture files (GH: #1442)
• Updated Stellarium User Guide (GH: #1334)
• Updated DSO catalog (v3.12)
• Updated GUI of Calendars plugin
• Updated GUI: refactored block "Additional buttons"
• Updated description of Chinese skyculture (GH: #1410)
• Updated Bengali descriptions for landscapes and skycultures (GH: #1380)
• Updated nomenclature data
• Updated few DSO outlines (GH: #1368)
• Updated initial time steps for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #372)
• Updated Solar System Editor pluign: improve docs + added confirmation dialog (GH: #1304)
• Updated DSO names
• Updated upper limit for font size
• Updated GUI of AstroCalc tools
• Updated Exoplanets plugin: added extra info
• Updated Satellites plugin: cosmetic improvement the handling the visibility of satellites by their groups
• Removed Compass Marks plugin
• Removed the XPM version of the app icon (GH: #1384)
• Removed dead links from skycultures
• Removed support of shortcuts from AstroCalc tools (GH: #1293)

Packages notes

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Fixed nutation and, with it, season beginning times
• Many changes in AstroCalc tool and core of Stellarium
• Many changes in Oculars and Satellites plugins
• Updated DSO catalog

Packages notes

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added sorting for Bookmark dialog (GH: #1144)
• Added B pass band for compute photometric values of nebulae
• Added missing QPushButton:checked style matching 'pressed' (GH: #1150)
• Added show standard magnitude and RCS info for satellites in the GUI of Satellites plugin
• Added new filters for satellites
• Added GUI buttons to define object information font color at daylight and for overwrite mode (GH: #1156)
• Added 2 new columns for AstroCalc/Positions tool (Elevation and Elongation)
• Added editable keyboard shortcut for buttons in AstroCalc tools (GH: #1165, #1166)
• Added allowance to loading bookmark without date/location change (GH: #882)
• Added new initial time steps in AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #1162)
• Added option to use on the screen star designations only (GH: #1169)
• Added option in the GUI to define color of text in Equation of Time plugin
• Added new button into Shortcut Editor and added new tool to restoring defaults
• Added action to restart trails (GH: #1030)
• Added "current vertical" line (GH: #1175)
• Added support custom time steps for ephemeris in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #1176)
• Added ability to show several objects' ephemerides in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #1177)
• Added using texture for satellite, when he crossing of the Moon or the Sun
• Added automatic saving changes of satellites properties in Satellites plugin (GH: #1066)
• Added instructions for building Stellarium from source code
• Added new groups of satellites: all new groups of satellites based on their orbital properties
• Added info about altitude classifications for geocentric orbits in Satellites plugin
• Added pixel grid for sensors to Ocular plugin (GH: #1198)
• Added keyboard shortcut for toggle focuser overlay to Oculars plugin
• Added keyboard shortcuts to toggle sensor crop overlay to Oculars plugin
• Added keyboard shortcuts to toggle sensor pixel grid to Oculars plugin
• Added show a binning info for CCD to Oculars GUI Panel
• Added option into GUI to toggle drawing halo around the Moon (GH: #914)
• Added keep selection of ephemeris item when coordinate system is changed in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #1199)
• Added keyboard handling in additional to mouse selection for visualization of selected marker in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #1200)
• Added new way to select ocular elements to Oculars plugin: You can now switch between various ocular elements through double-click on the items (eyepieces/lenses/telescopes/sensors) in the main menu of the Oculars plugin (GH: #1193)
• Added small improvement for sensor view mode to Oculars plugin: the cross in the center was modify: it rotating by 45° now and has a permanent size in 10 px (GH: #1206)
• Added small improvement for sensor view mode to Oculars plugin: the text about the crop size now may be marked by [*] for 2 reasons: the crop size is larger than sensor size or when crop size is not multiple of binning (GH: #1206)
• Added fix for better handling of comet orbit visualisation
• Added planet name for nomenclature item as context data: better in search dialog and makes unique strings
• Added new names for planetary features
• Added tool to remember last entered objects in Search tool (GH: #1050, #1168)
• Added enforce updates for Lists in Search tool to get an variable parts of list (GH: #1226)
• Added star names for Western (O. Hlad) sky culture (GH: #1170)
• Added key binding for toggle visibility of groups of satellites (GH: #982)
• Added new categories for AstroCalc/WUT tool (GH: #1230)
• Added new category for AstroCalc/Positions tool (GH: #1230)
• Added methods to search DSO when they have coordinates in disabled catalogs (esp. for the Bookmark tool and some AstroCalc tools)
• Added CLI option to start Stellarium in scaling GUI mode
• Added new group of objects "Solar system bodies: minor bodies" to predict opposition of asteroids into AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Added note to S&T sky culture (GH: #1244)
• Added including name of a bookmarked Marker object for highlights (GH: #1260)
• Added including designation of a bookmarked object without common name for highlights
• Added support of new type of labels (labelEquatorial) for scripting engine
• Added 3 new groups of satellites
• Added tool to disable an inherited options in Oculars plugin
• Added tool to define value of transparency of the semi-transparent mask in eyepiece mode in Oculars plugin
• Added buttons to define special colors for satellites in Satellites plugin
• Added International Designator info into the GUI of Satellites plugin
• Added epoch of the TLE info into GUI of Satellites plugin
• Added tooltips for both identifiers of satellites (Satellites plugin)
• Added full names of groups as tooltips for wrapped names of groups (Satellites plugin)
• Added a confirmation dialog for "Restore defaults" buttons (GH: #1277)
• Fixed nutation and, with it, season beginning times
• Fixed behaviour of AstroCalc/WUT tool
• Fixed list of locations: remove duplicates of observatories
• Fixed possible error in calculating the Contrast Index of nebulae (GH: #1145)
• Fixed activity of button to switch in sources tab of Satellites plugin
• Fixed small GUI issue when satellite tracking is enabled
• Fixed crash for landscapes with added polygon (GH: #1143, #1179)
• Fixed drawing satellite orbits
• Fixed buttons background in Solar System Editor plugin
• Fixed documents for enabling custom HiPS (GH: #1159)
• Fixed display date format in main GUI
• Fixed automatic setting of size for columns in shortcuts editor
• Fixed trails related properties in SolarSystem (GH: #1030)
• Fixed spurious recreation of trails (GH: #1030)
• Fixed fade out for trails (GH: #1030)
• Fixed behaviour of GUI options for planetary orbits and trails
• Fixed changes in trails when time stopped (GH: #1174)
• Fixed main GUI issue
• Fixed AstroCalc GUI issue
• Fixed few tooltips
• Fixed few translatable lines in the standard GUI
• Fixed remember customized object informations settings (GH: #1184)
• Fixed translation special groups after change the language in Satellites plugin
• Fixed size of buttons in the GUI of the Satellites plugin
• Fixed availability of "Remove satellites" button in the GUI of the Satellites plugin
• Fixed linguistic issue in the GUI of main application and plugins
• Fixed switch to native planet names when skyculture is changed in AstroCalc tools (GH: #1203)
• Fixed keyboard jumps for GUI of the Oculars plugin
• Fixed saving properties of Special Markers (GH: #1201)
• Fixed errors in DSO catalog (SNR G subsystem; GH: #1208)
• Fixed calculation an approximate visual magnitude for Starlink DarkSat
• Fixed find an initial step for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #1219)
• Fixed handling of keyboard shortcuts: saving an empty keyboard shortcuts allow to stay primary and alternative shortcuts as they was defined by user (GH: #1222)
• Fixed translation of key binding description for "Field of View" feature when language is changed
• Fixed saving keyboard shortcuts
• Fixed rounding issue (GH: #1153)
• Fixed security issue in RemoteControl plugin (GH: #1233)
• Fixed load of location from landscape at startup (GH: #1237)
• Fixed the Reticulum system object designation (GH: #1250)
• Fixed restore scaling for minor bodies in Oculars plugin (GH: #1258)
• Fixed GUI behaviour for AstroCalc tool (GH: #1230)
• Fixed misprints and typos in Chinese sky cultures (GH: #1266, #1268)
• Fixed issue an including regions (or DSO without designations) as bookmarks (GH: #1267)
• Fixed parser of COSPAR ID data (International Designator) in Satellites plugin
• Fixed apply transit color for satellites in the iconic mode (GH: #1279)
• Fixed star magnitude limits in Oculars plugin: better handling of auto-computed or manually set limiting magnitudes (GH: #400, #1285)
• Changed default value for flag "displayed" of satellites
• Changed limits of properties for orbital lines of satellites (GH: #1148)
• Changed button labels in Bookmarks tool (GH: #916)
• Changed trails behaviour: don't reset trails when just adapting thickness (GH: #1030)
• Changed trails behaviour: disable trails for "observer" planets (GH: #1030)
• Changed trails behaviour: handle removal of trails with time moving backwards (GH: #1030)
• Changed trails behaviour: reset trails when time jumps too far (GH: #1030)
• Changed limits for focal length of eyepices and magnification of binoculars (GH: #1178)
• Changed upper limit for angular filter of DSO
• Changed GUI for manage sources of TLE in the Satellites plugin (GH: #738)
• Changed behaviour: re-enabled scrolling to newly added locations
• Changed behaviour: disabled button to toggle crosshairs for eyepieces with permanent crosshairs (GH: #1247)
• Changed upper limit for FOV markers (special + Telrad/Oculars): the limits was increased up to 28 degrees for circular/Telrad FOV and up to 180 degrees for rectangular FOV (GH: #1196)
• Changed the priority level of drawing for Observability Analysis plugin (GH: #1194)
• Changed modeling Starlink magnitudes: calculation of approx. visual magnitude for Starlink satellites based on Anthony Mallama's paper
• Changed text of warning for mismatch of version of DSO catalog: improved an error message for the user
• Changed behaviour of dialog rendering: disable dialog render cache (GH: #830, #393, #1007)
• Changed behaviour of polygonal landscapes: get rid of a configuration flag (GH: #1239)
• Changed limits for allow separation input field (up to 20 degrees) in AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Changed initial time steps for some type of objects in AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Changed selection of celestial bodies behaviour for oppositions in AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Changed behaviour of Telescope Control plugin: re-enabled the option to autoconnect ASCOM-based mounts (GH: #1269, #1243, #1164)
• Changed behaviour of Oculars plugin: the input box to define the scale factor of arrows was changed to use percentage
• Changed distance between buttons "Restore defaults" and "Save settings" in the GUI of plugins (GH: #1277)
• Updated minimum required Qt version to 5.7.0 (GH: #1138)
• Updated Indian Vedic sky culture: Nakshatras and Rashis as stars, asterisms and constellations. (GH: #930)
• Updated URL of main website to use HTTPS (GH: #1139)
• Updated tool to check version of satellites.json file (reducing a number of upgrading the file)
• Updated code for search stars by designations (code refactoring)
• Updated HiPS tool: switched to retrieve of HiPS properties from MocServer
• Updated code: solve a few casting warnings
• Updated code: sanitize type mismatches
• Updated code: removed obsolete QSignalMapper
• Updated GUI of the Satellites plugin
• Updated list of contributors of Oculars plugin
• Updated Milky Way texture: deleted Spica's glow
• Updated translations (GH: #1210, #1211)
• Updated the technical notes to the Satellites plugin
• Updated translations of landscapes description
• Updated translations of sky cultures description
• Updated 3D scenery: increase brightness of Sterngarten model materials
• Updated default list of satellites
• Updated three DSO textures (GH: #1271)
• Updated GUI for updating data for Meteor showers plugin
• Updated GUI for updating data for Historical supernovae plugin
• Updated GUI for updating data for Bright novae plugin
• Updated GUI for updating data for Pulsars plugin
• Updated GUI for updating data for Quasars plugin
• Updated GUI for updating data for Satellites plugin
• Updated GUI for updating data for Exoplanets plugin
• Removed the observers from calculations in AstroCalc/Phenomena tool
• Removed limits for declination of objects in AstroCalc/Phenomena tool (GH: #1162)
• Removed sort rules from AstroCalc/WUT tool (GH: #1229)
• Removed unused pixel size in Oculars plugin (GH: #432)
• Removed unused data and code (code refactoring)
• Removed orbit_visualisation_period parameter for comets in Solar System Editor plugin
• Removed "Save changes" button from the GUI of the Satellites plugin
• Removed the step "remove data from previous installation" from Windows installer
• Removed outdated documents
• Removed outdated code

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Many changes in AstroCalc tool and core of Stellarium
• Many changes in scripting engline and Script Console
• Many changes in Oculars and Satellites plugins
• Updated DSO catalog

Packages notes

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added rectangular sensor crop overlay support [Oculars] (GH: #1069)
• Added support newly marker in Search Tool (Position and Settings tabs) [Search Tool]
• Added new features for scripting engine: extend the JavaScript classes corresponding to Vec3f and Vec3d [Scripting]
• Added options to be able to define and use custom FOV circles for Telrad [Oculars] (GH: #1057)
• Added VecMath tests for the new functions (GH: #1055)
• Added VecMath feature: Vector/QColor conversions (GH: #1055)
• Added feature to set current date and time as initial data when AstroCalc/Ephemeris is open [AstroCalc]
• Added notification for user when version of DSO catalog is mismatched
• Added support Trumpler Catalogue (Tr or Trumpler) [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #965)
• Added support Stock Catalogue (St or Stock) [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #965)
• Added support Ruprecht Catalogue (Ru or Ruprecht) [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #965)
• Added support "van den Bergh-Hagen Catalogue" (VdB-Ha) [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #965)
• Added support search by long name for Trumpler, Stock, Ruprecht, Collinder and Melotte catalogues [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
• Added new type of DSO objects: region of the sky [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #1067)
• Added special case for improve DSO regions visibility [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #1067)
• Added outlines for DSO regions [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #1067)
• Added marker of center of FOV on the sky [Special Markers]
• Added circular marker of FOV on the sky [Special Markers]
• Added rectangular marker of FOV on the sky [Special Markers]
• Added tool for adjustable thickness of the planetary trails (GH: #1087)
• Added tool for adjustable line thickness for ephemeris lines (GH: #1087)
• Added tool for adjustable thickness of the planetary orbits
• Added a column, showing the elevation of the object at transit times into AstroCalc/WUT tool [AstroCalc] (GH: #1089)
• Added new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: regions of the sky [AstroCalc]
• Added new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: pulsars (the category available if Pulsars plugin is loaded and pulsars are enabled to display) [AstroCalc]
• Added new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: bright nova stars (the category available if Bright Novae plugin is loaded) [AstroCalc]
• Added new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: bright supernova stars (the category available if Historical Supernovae plugin is loaded) [AstroCalc]
• Added new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: exoplanetary systems (the category available if Exoplanets plugin is loaded and exoplanets are enabled to display) [AstroCalc]
• Added new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: active galaxies (this category may include additional quasars if Quasars plugin is loaded and quasars are enabled to display) [AstroCalc]
• Added new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: interacting galaxies [AstroCalc]
• Added new unit tests for DeltaT
• Added tool to guess the group of satellites by their names [Satellites]
• Added new groups of satellites [Satellites]
• Added method to check state of loading for the plugins
• Added column Elevation for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool [AstroCalc]
• Added default groups for some satellites from default JSON catalog [Satellites]
• Added missing tool for define color of regions of the sky
• Added regions of the sky into Lists of Search Tool [Search Tool]
• Added tool to export version of Stellarium through StelProperty and Remote Control plugin
• Added display of epoch of the TLE for artificial satellites [Satellites] (GH: #1096)
• Added new flag for InfoString of planets, comets and minor planets
• Added better arrangement of InfoString entries for planets, comets and minor planets
• Added highlighting for string literals between apostrophes for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added highlighting for regular expressions for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added highlighting for multiline comments for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added highlighting for exponential numeric format for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added highlighting for hexadecimal numeric literals for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added separate highlighting of predefined names from that of keywords for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added red highlighting for unknown methods of Stellarium modules for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added highlighting for methods of StelSkyDrawer and core for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Added penumbral and umbral magnitudes during lunar eclipse (GH: #1113)
• Added comments for scripters [Scripting]
• Added radar cross-section (RCS) data for satellites [Satellites]
• Added calculate approximaged visual magnitude for satellites from their RCS value [Satellites]
• Added special case for set RCS value for Starlink satellites [Satellites]
• Added option to allow drawing of landscape polygon only, if a polygon is defined [Landscapes]
• Added option to allow a polygon to be drawn in the foreground (out of regular call sequence) [Landscapes]
• Added option to allow landscape polygon overdrawn onto the 3D scenery [Scenery3D]
• Fixed GUI and minor redesign of remaining icons [GUI] (GH: #752, #951)
• Added computation an approximated angular size of satellites (the linear size is obtained from RCS value and we use spherical shape for satellites) [Satellites]
• Added special case for computation an approximated angular size of ISS (we are defined linear size of ISS by "hands") [Satellites]
• Added tool to display a focuser overlay in the sensor view [Oculars] (GH: #1110)
• Added checking conflicts for keyboard shortcuts with informing user if conflicts are exist (GH: #1025)
• Added tool to rescale oversize textures on-the-fly (GH: #1121)
• Added show a fuchsia-colored replacement texture for wrong filename (GH: #1121)
• Added NORAD numbers in addition to name of artificial satellite in Satellites Import Dialog for available for search [Satellites]
• Added function to compute distance between locations, on a flattened planet, in km
• Added geographic coordinates of center line for total and annular solar eclipse (GH: #1116)
• Fixed security issue for jquery (CVE-2020-11022; GH: #1073)
• Fixed magnitudes for planetary nebulae [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #913)
• Fixed data for "Part of a Galaxy" objects [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #996)
• Fixed work for clipboard in Script Console tool: avoid effects caused by QTextEdit after copy-paste from HTML pages. [Scripting] (GH: #1070)
• Fixed telescope syncing for INDI [Telescope Control] (GH: #1065)
• Fixed “Uninitialized members” issue in Script Console [Scripting]
• Fixed VecMath features: moved vector/string conversion previously in StelUtils to the VecMath classes (GH: #1055)
• Fixed VecMath feature: moved un-inlineable definitions to separate cpp file (GH: #1055)
• Fixed proper motion output (GH: #1006, #1041)
• Fixed time delay with planet movement information (GH: #1006, #1103)
• Fixed cross-id data for open clusters [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
• Fixed designations for van den Bergh catalogues [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #965)
• Fixed descriptions for van den Bergh catalogues [DSO Catalog, v3.10] (GH: #965)
• Fixed crash in scripting method core.setObserverLocation() when planet is not defined or not exist [Scripting]
• Fixed core.setObserverLocation() behaviour: avoid duplicating a country if script programmer provides one [Scripting] (GH: #1076)
• Fixed object type info for meteor showers [Meteor Showers]
• Fixed crash when lens are deleted in Oculars plugin [Oculars] (GH: #1078)
• Fixed (a temporary fix) crash Stellarium when autoconnect is enabled for ASCOM device, but device is not attached [Telescope Control] (GH: #928)
• Fixed wrong approximated visual magnitude of satellites [Satellites]
• Fixed guessing groups of satellites [Satellites]
• Fixed possible cache problem for magnitudes
• Fixed casting warnings
• Fixed topocentric/geocentric corrections for ArchaeoLines plugin [ArchaeoLines]
• Fixed crash AstroCalc/WUT tool when required plugin is not loaded [AstroCalc]
• Fixed docs and tooltips
• Fixed visibility of deep-sky regions of the sky
• Fixed work of regions of the sky in AstroCalc/Positions tool [AstroCalc]
• Fixed missing object in Bennett's list of deep-sky objects (switched to synonym of missed object) [Search Tool]
• Fixed missing object in Dunlop's list of deep-sky objects (switched to synonym of missed object) [Search Tool]
• Fixed visual style for dialog to define custom equation of DeltaT
• Fixed crossquarter declinations in ArchaeoLines plugin [ArchaeoLines]
• Fixed updating timezones when loading landscapes/sceneries
• Fixed updating location panel when off-screen
• Fixed a deprecation warning for InfoString of planets, comets and minor planets
• Fixed broken highlighting for quoted string literals for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Fixed broken highlighting for line comment for Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Fixed indentation problems in the code
• Fixed crash when removing already removed selection of constellations (GH: #1104)
• Fixed jumping of the Moon
• Fixed visibility for telescope selector when image sensor frame enabled after binocular [Oculars] (GH: #1108)
• Fixed saving thickness of the planetary trails and orbits
• Fixed context data for unit measure in Satellites plugin [Satellites]
• Fixed a stupid bug in ArchaeoLines [ArchaeoLines]
• Fixed sign of one element in the matrix sequence for nutation
• Fixed Scripting Engine bug: a script isn't terminated properly via the stop script button [Scripting] (GH: #1118)
• Fixed crash when texture isn't found (GH: #1121)
• Fixed the maximum size of CCD: increased limit of sensor size to 100000 pixels [Oculars] (GH: #1123)
• Fixed visual artifacts on the sky (GH: #475, #1126)
• Fixed bug in Vec3d constructor for scripting engine [Scripting]
• Fixed shader bug visible during Total Solar Eclipses only
• Updated default settings for InnoSetup Script (.iss) file
• Updated Stellarium User Guide
• Updated morphological classification of open clusters [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
• Updated subsystem to obtain the standard magnitudes of artificial satellites [Satellites]
• Updated method for load standard magnitudes and RCS data for satellites [Satellites]
• Updated size of window resize border to reduce difficulties to their resize (GH: #937, #1099)
• Updated InfoString block for artificial satellites [Satellites]
• Updated minimum height of artificial satellite to check the valid orbit [Satellites]
• Updated default source of Starlink TLE's [Satellites]
• Changed behaviour of GUI in Satellites tab in Satellites plugin [Satellites]
• Changed AstroCalc/WUT tool behaviour: radiogalaxies, active galaxies, quasars, blazars and BL Lac objects was moved from 'Galaxies' category into 'Active galaxies' category [AstroCalc]
• Changed behaviour of AstroCalc/WUT tool: let's use visual magnitude for all objects without extinction data [AstroCalc]
• Changed "Arguments" to "arguments" for highlighter in Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Removed obsolete scripting methods from StarMgr class [Scripting]
• Removed duplicate code for InfoString of planets, comets and minor planets
• Removed "Global" from highlighter in Script Console [Scripting] (GH: #1101, #1107)
• Removed unused variables

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Restore working Stellarium in ANGLE mode on Window
• Many changes in scripting engline and Script Console
• Fixes in GUI and plugins
• Updated DSO catalog

Packages notes

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added new language - Luxembourgish (lb)
• Added proper properties for Angle Measure plugin
• Added configurable colors for Angle Measure plugin
• Added GUI adaptations for Angle Measure plugin
• Added evaluates scripts in individual context (Scripting Engine)
• Added new planetary nomenclature
• Added use properties in Satellites plugin
• Added overloaded Labeling functions with colors specified as Vec3f (Scripting Engine)
• Added display proper file paths and line numbers on script errors (Scripting Engine)
• Added test for low precision hms time conversion function (GH: #1043)
• Added spiky stars option
• Added checkbox to the option settings in Script Console to clear the output text before a script is run
• Added implementation of telescope syncing in INDI client (GH: #1048)
• Added dirty flag, set by signal from QTextEdit (Script Console)
• Added code to set TAB stop width at 4 characters (Script Console)
• Added code to avoid losing names after Cancel in some QFileDialog (Script Console)
• Added implementation of FSM to tranfer properly between dirty/filename states on load, save, clear, edit, expand actions (Script Console)
• Added special case Catalogs/Other in GUI for objects without identifier (DSO Catalog v3.9)
• Added Oculus plugin (disabled by default; GH: #1056)
• Fixed ANGLE support for Windows package (GH: #1035, #1034)
• Fixed keyboard navigation in Oculars plugin (GH: #1036)
• Fixed Russian translation for Windows installer
• Fixed data blunder: severely wrong slope for upcoming comet (GH: #1033)
• Fixed flipping galactic/Supergalactic labels on Southern hemisphere (GH: #1028)
• Fixed translations 'Set FOV to XXX degrees' when language is changed
• Fixed possible segfault in SolarSystem class
• Fixed building Stellarium without scripting
• Fixed (restored) fading switch effect in Satellites plugin
• Fixed (inverted) realistic/iconic mode labeling in Satellites plugin
• Fixed (renamed) properties to better follow conventions in Satellites plugin
• Fixed visualization mode in Satellites plugin
• Fixed time conversion for low precision form (GH: #1042)
• Fixed jerking an animation of movement of Solar system bodies (GH: #1041)
• Fixed name for SH2-308 (DSO Catalog v3.9)
• Fixed filter properly objects by catalogs (DSO Catalog v3.9; GH: #1052)
• Fixed few wrong objects in DSO catalog (DSO Catalog v3.9)
• Fixed WUI of Remote Control plugin
• Updated fix for ghost comet in ortographic projection issue (GH: #389)
• Updated list of contributors
• Updated code: simplified RegExp results handling
• Changed Vec3f& to Vec3f asreturn type for functions called from scripts in some classes (Scripting Engine)
• Re-implement getDecAngle, fixing some inconsistencies (GH: #1051)
• Removed Abell planetary nebulae catalog (DSO Catalog v3.9)

Release notes

The major changes of this version:

• Refactoring and updating the GUI
• Deep refactoring code, related to Solar system
• Many improvements in the code of plugins

Packages notes

Change log

Full list of changes:

• Added Almagest skyculture (GH: #1017)
• Added missing Ukrainian translations for landscapes (GH: #891)
• Added show an altitude of perigee/apogee for satellites (GH: #910)
• Added show an orbit inclination info for satellites (GH: #910)
• Added support INDIGO for Telescope Control plugin
• Added tool for extract dates of releases with their versions from ChangeLog and update list of these releases in stellarium.appdata.xml file
• Added particular refresh method for Oculars plugin to see immediate changes of CCD properties
• Added displaying last updated TLE for users
• Added a SIMBAD lookup name query to the Search Dialog (GH: #831)
• Added the configuration file and shell scripts to translate skyculture and landscape descriptions with po4a (GH: #908)
• Added new config and GUI option to change behaviour of focusing on day spinner in Date and Time dialog (GH: #939)
• Added context for name an asteroid (849) Ara to resolve translation issue
• Added a failure warning for Solar System Editor plugin (GH: #932)
• Added Cross-origin (CORS) support to Remote Control plugin (GH: #942)
• Added support for CORS preflight request to the Remote Control plugin (GH: #944)
• Added a minimum near clipping plane distance: slightly improves rendering of Saturn viewed from Pan (GH: #435)
• Added a GimbalOrbit for the "Observer" planets: allows arbitrary viewpoints by keyboard action (GH: #946)
• Added new nomenclature items
• Added new type of planetary feature
• Added automatize for creating Windows installers and signing them (GH: #969)
• Added configuring colors for ocular circles, sensor frames and text output in Oculars plugin (GH: #967)
• Added a toggle action to switch visibility of Ocular GUI button bar (GH: #964)
• Added allowing for assign shortcut for opening the config dialogues of plugins (GH: #964)
• Added display references for proper names of celestial object in description of skyculture
• Added texlive-fonts-recommended to apt-get install doc (GH: #959)
• Added hourly proper motion for planets, minor planets and comets (GH: #957)
• Added shortcuts to change GimbalOrbit distance
• Added actions for rotate reticles into Oculars plugin
• Added modern rotational elements for Solar system objects (GH: #950)
• Added linear model in the first approximation for smooth reduce the brightness of Jovian moons for get more realistic look (GH: #979)
• Added partitions to the Great Circles (GH: #993)
• Added properties for control of line partitions (GH: #993)
• Added fixed distinct length for 30, 10, 5, 1 degree marks for partitions (GH: #993)
• Added configurable thickness for partitions (GH: #993)
• Added German set of navigational stars
• Added nautical navigation data for navigation stars (GH: #955, #408)
• Added special name for landing location (translatable string "landing site") to avoid using "-" as name and good look
• Added comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) as potential superbright comet (a Great Comet)
• Added asteroid (101955) Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ36) with texture (and nomenclature some time early)
• Added option to hide Scripts Console at script running
• Fixed script for installing asterisms data in Western: Rey skyculture
• Fixed typos in sky culture and landscape descriptions (GH: #892, #896, #899, #929, #927, #926, #905)
• Fixed restoring star labels state to default value after disabling displaying the Navigational stars data (GH: #898)
• Fixed work AstroCalc/Transits tool for pulsars
• Fixed displaying proper name and designation of pulsars (the output format was unificate with other objects)
• Fixed scaling FOV for CCD with OAG (Oculars plugin)
• Fixed resetting zoom level in Oculars plugin when CCD frame is rotation (GH: #895)
• Fixed name for M48 (GH: #902)
• Fixed CCD rotation issue (GH: #934)
• Fixed wrong text placement on center of screen, when vertical offset is defined (GH: #904)
• Fixed potential bug for updating standard magnitudes for satellites
• Fixed a spurious bad answer in Search Tool (GH: #831)
• Fixed location manager for API changes to GPSd 3.20 (GH: #925)
• Fixed updating TLE for satellites with leading zeros in ID (GH: #920, #897)
• Fixed data formatting for Meteor Showers Search Tool
• Fixed selection the meteor shower from Meteor Showers Search Tool
• Fixed Corona size on HiDPI screens (GH: #911)
• Fixed caching of precession values not being used (GH: #915)
• Fixed color conversion for markers of meteor showers from old format
• Fixed setting thickness of lines for constellations and boundaries
• Fixed jittering labels and moons hints
• Fixed the flawed 2013 brightness model for Venus
• Fixed manage slider by keyboard in AstroCalc/Graphs[Monthly Elevation] tool (GH: #936)
• Fixed crash when observer is on spaceship
• Fixed behaviour of draw the trails of planets
• Fixed opening User Directory in Script Console if scripts directory into User Directory does not exist (GH: #963)
• Fixed crash with the extrainfostrings
• Fixed behaviour of Bookmarks highlights: fool protection is enabled (GH: #917)
• Fixed enabling a reticle for eyepieces in Oculars plugin
• Fixed getting weird data for eclipse magnitude value during transits of inner planets
• Fixed viewing Phobos from Mars
• Fixed velocity value for KeplerOrbit around planets (GH: #950)
• Fixed a few potential problems (CWE-476)
• Fixed constellation lines for Babylonian (Seleucid) sky culture
• Fixed crash Stellarium, when meteor shower selected and you tried set date to outside the activity range of selected shower (Fix #975)
• Fixed crash Stellarium on trying select inactive meteor shower in Search Tool/Lists (Fix #975)
• Fixed displaying info for inactive meteor showers
• Fixed missing translatable strings for nomenclature data
• Fixed the time rate when Solar system body is selected: adjust time resetting for planet proper motion display (GH: #1006)
• Fixed GUI issue: switch off true time indicator when scene is paused
• Fixed false comet in orthographic projection (GH: #389)
• Fixed black rendering of lunar pole (GH: #992)
• Fixed hiding the cardinal points on "planetary observers"
• Fixed weird axis orientation of the Moon (GH: #974)
• Fixed name of a script
• Fixed hides data in Ocular plugin: changed the priority level of drawing for Equation of Time and Pointer Coordinates plugins (GH: #987)
• Fixed crash when observer is on spaceship and target planet is Solar system minor body
• Fixed location info string on bottom bar when observer is on spaceship
• Fixed compilation Stellarium on Solaris (Clang 9.0; SunOS 5.11)
• Updated set of GUI icons (GH: #804)
• Updated list of countries (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) and list of locations (GH: #894)
• Updated list of contributors
• Updated Ukrainian translation of the sky culture descriptions (GH: #900, #907, #912)
• Updated GUI of the Satellites plugin: the color picker button was split into 3 buttons to define separate colors for info, orbit and marker of satellite (GH: #910)
• Updated "Save settings" button behaviour: when button "Save settings" are pressed, then emitted signal
  configurationDataSaved() and all plugins are saved the config data too (GH: #906)
• Updated scripts
• Updated Scripting Console (GH: #995)
• Updated code for Orbit class: combined EllipticalOrbit and CometOrbit classes to KeplerOrbit
• Updated list of MSVC versions for StelLogger class
• Updated GUI for Oculars plugin and changed focus policy for Oculars GUI buttons (GH: #956)
• Updated GUI for Information tab: define new ProperMotion InfoStringGroup flag, and adapt GUI, settings and StarWrapper (GH: #957)
• Updated InfoString: improved readability (HTML symbol syntax instead of Unicode char numbers)
• Updated GUI and shortcuts info for Oculars plugin
• Updated GUI for Script Console
• Updated Moon phases info: Restore/sanitize handling of named moon phases (GH: #950)
• Updated trails behaviour: when planet is changed the trails should be recreated
• Updated trails behaviour: include moons of current planet into planet trails
• Updated trails behaviour: allow limitation (early cutoff) of trail length
• Updated behaviour for selection of meteor showers in Search Dialog (Ctrl+Alt+M) of the Meteor Shower plugin
• Updated default list of TLE sources in Satellites plugin
• Updated Korean translations for Windows Installer (GH: #980)
• Updated DSO names: synced few names from SIMBAD
• Updated the pulsars catalog and tool for generate of JSON catalog from the original data (GH: #989)
• Updated SSD: synced the data by JPL HORIZON for some Solar system minor bodies
• Removed outdated and abandoned code
• Removed code for separate handling hotkeys from Oculars plugin
• Removed unnecessary orbit data from Comets and MinorPlanets (GH: #950)
• Removed of code repetition (GH: #950)