Release notes

The second bugfix release for series 0.19

Packages notes

Changelog

Full list of changes:

• Added support DMS and DD formats for parallactic angle feature
• Added altitude limitation filter for AstroCalc/Graphs[AltVsTime/ME] tools
• Added visual improvements for AstroCalc/Graphs tool
• Added new time intervals for AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool
• Added computation of ephemeris for all naked-eye visible planets into AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool
• Added GUI for select the color of ephemeris markers into AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool
• Added 2 new scripts (Saturnian and uranian analemmas)
• Added 'k Pup' designation to star HIP 37229 (GH: #706)
• Added information about progress of loading on splash screen (GH: #719)
• Added a new skylore for Stellarium: Anutan
• Added support catalog "Southern Stars embedded in nebulosity" (Van den Bergh and Herbst, 1975 - VdBH)
• Added support "Catalogue and distances of optically visible H II regions" (Dickel+, 1969 - DWB)
• Added distances for few LDN objects
• Added support removing shortcuts through config.ini file (GH: #724)
• Added extraInfoString to StelObject: Allows extra info injected by plugins or scripts.
• Added display of Apex/Antapex points (GH: #737)
• Added "observers" for all planets with moons (GH: #736)
• Added IAU constellation abbreviation to object info
• Added 3 new actions
• Added settings for Script Console (GH: #741)
• Added Vanuatu (Netwar) skyculture (GH: #762)
• Added few asterisms (GH: #753, #768)
• Added new one time step into AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #758)
• Added few new DSO textures (GH: #756, #780)
• Added support Vec3d into scripting engine
• Added a Messier Marathon script (GH: #771)
• Added support for short weekday display modes in bottom toolbar
• Added GUI option to toggle permanent orbit drawing
• Added hyperbolic comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) [2I/Borisov] into default ssystem_minor.ini file
• Added a scripting function for refraction (GH: #778)
• Fixed coloring text issue when formatting output is on
• Fixed saving properties for external software/remote computer in Telescope Control plugin (GH: #702)
• Fixed behaviour of selected ephemeris marker when sorting not for date (AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool)
• Fixed sorting date and time columns for AstroCalc/Ephemeris and AstroCalc/Phenomena tools
• Fixed crash on destruction of static QWidget (GH: #720)
• Fixed small difference of values issue for different time zones for Date and Time column in AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool (GH: #717)
• Fixed stupid conversion bug in hmsToRad function (GH: #716)
• Fixed an asymmetry w.r.t. to the ecliptic latitudes (Moon age)
• Fixed Search Tool/Lists behaviour for VdBH catalog
• Fixed distances for few DSO (GH: #708)
• Fixed Gregorian date issue for AstroCalc (GH: #711)
• Fixed support GPS on macOS (GH: #712)
• Fixed coefficient for the duration of mean tropical year
• Fixed issue for images in description for landscapes: set search directory (GH: #735)
• Fixed tooltip behaviour for Date and Time dialog
• Fixed star name to its source spelling (GH: #729)
• Fixed compiling with GPSD 3.19 [API 8.0] (GH: #733)
• Fixed encoding script files in Script Console (GH: #742)
• Fixed drawing names of asterisms
• Fixed aFOV display in Oculars plugin
• Fixed visual issue in Script Console (white background) with Qt 5.13
• Fixed links for scripting docs (SUG)
• Fixed screen flashing during solar eclipse (GH: #747)
• Fixed core.resetOutput(); method behaviour (GH: #750)
• Fixed AltGr behaviour for some languages on Windows
• Fixed clipping issue for LabelMgr.labelObject (GH: #776)
• Fixed weekday computation
• Fixed rendering planets orbits (GH: #773)
• Fixed error in shape of asterism Red-Necked Emu (GH: #769)
• Fixed proper removing of default secondary shortcut (GH: #764)
• Fixed cross-id error in DSO catalog
• Updated appdata.xml file
• Updated outdated code for names of days and months
• Updated Observability plugin
• Updated list of proper names of stars (IAU approved list)
• Updated Moon age calculation: let's use geocentric coordinates only for compute of the Moon age
• Updated AstroCalc/PC tool: simplification and colorification for graphs
• Updated AstroCalc/Phenomena tool: small speed-up
• Updated the default color space: StelToneReproducer now use sRGB as target RGB color space (GH: #718)
• Updated GUI for Satellites plugin
• Updated common names for DSO
• Updated common names for stars
• Updated packaging for macOS: Let's use macdeployqt for creating a MacOS bundles
• Updated nomenclature support: Let's use compressed nomenclature data to reduce an installation package
• Updated translations
• Updated planetary nomenclature
• Updated Sardinian skyculture
• Updated file handling in Script Console
• Updated HDPI features: enabled scaling fonts on High DPI monitors (GH: #546)
• Updated default shortcuts: changed default shortcut for copying selected object information (Ctrl+C -> Ctrl+Shift+C) to allow use Ctrl+C shortcut for text edit fields for whole planetarium (GH: #748)
• Updated getInfoMap method [scripting engine]: enhanced the getInfoMap method for the Sun (get eclipse data; GH: #747)
• Updated Chinese (Simplified) and Russian translations for Windows installer (GH: #755, #779)
• Updated Bookmarks tool
• Updated default exoplanets and pulsars catalogs
• Updated behaviour on Windows: disable HiDPI scaling in manifest (GH: #763)
• Updated Oculars plugin: improve RA/Dec output for CCD frame
• Code refactoring: type checking/casting clarifications
• Removed FOV plugin (the feature was moved into core of planetarium)