Stellarium v0.20.3 has been released!

2020-09-27 09:20:00 +0000 by alex-w

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

Important note: We discontinued support an AppImage builds since version 0.20.3 due technical problems of AppImage architecture! Please use snap packages instead.

Thank you very much to community for bug reports, feature requests and contributions!

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