Stellarium v0.21.3 released

2021-12-25 10:45:00 +0000 by alex-w

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  • Better handling of minor bodies with outdated orbital elements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!

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)
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