------------ Astroart 8.0 Service Pack release notes -------------


Version 8.0 SP3 - January 3, 2023
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 * New feature.  Astrometry with optical distortions.
 * New feature.  Reading and writing of FITS SIP distortions. 
 * New feature.  Three modes for "follow minor planet".
 * New feature.  Camera control for the 64 bit version.
 * New feature.  Several script commands.
 * Improved.  Plate solving is 5% faster.
 * Improved.  More options for plate solving.
 * Improved.  Remove Gradient filter in real-time when changing points.
 * Improved.  Blink full screen with option for fractional alignment.
 * Improved.  Star atlas, the last searched minor planet is highlited.
 * Improved.  Star atlas, constellations can be searched.
 * Improved.  Telescope automatic centering up to 10 degrees.
 * Improved.  Finer zoom-out levels.
 * Bug fix.  Menu "Select coordinates" did not work sometimes.
 * Bug fix.  Minor corrections in the user interface.


Version 8.0 SP2 - September 18, 2022
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 * New feature.  Tabbed interface when images are maximized.  
 * New feature.  Scripts can be manually paused.
 * New feature.  Sequences can be manually paused.
 * New feature.  Software temperature compensation for focusers.
 * New feature.  Window for dome monitoring and control.
 * New feature.  User defined pause for telescope settling.
 * New feature.  Full-frame autoguide can save its images.
 * New feature.  Non-linear distortions for image stacking.
 * New feature.  Several script commands.
 * Improved.  The size of the N-E marker can be set in the Options.
 * Improved.  All annotations may have multiple lines of text.
 * Improved.  More FITS files from space telescopes are supported.
 * Improved.  The direction of autofocus steps can be chosen.
 * Improved.  Virtual keypad works with more ASCOM telescopes.
 * Improved.  The ASCOM Chooser can be skipped for all equipment.
 * Bug fix.  Option for image flipping was ignored in the autocenter window.
 * Bug fix.  Telescope syncing to last image did not use the JNow setting.


Version 8.0 SP1 - March 14, 2022
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 * New feature.  Telescope centering with dedicated window and plate solving.
 * New feature.  Cut and Copy Borders for rotated images in Preprocessing.
 * New feature.  Drizzle for rotated images and option for filtering.
 * New feature.  Points can be selected on the full-frame blink window.
 * New feature.  Gain and offset can be saved in the FITS header.
 * New feature.  Script commands for gain and offset. 
 * Improved.  Cut Borders in Preprocessing is faster.
 * Improved.  Histogram for color images is drawn with three curves.
 * Improved.  Sequences without autosave are notified also in the status bar.
 * Improved.  The camera frame in the atlas shows the field size in arcminutes.
 * Improved.  The image frame in the atlas can show the orientation.
 * Improved.  More FITS files from the Hubble space telescope are supported.
 * Improved.  Astrometry and photometry for images with 0.0 .. 1.0 range.
 * Improved.  Several keyboard shortcuts.
 * Bug fix.  Multiscale lowpass created artifacts when negative pixels.
 * Bug fix.  Canceling the filter Remove Gradient did not work sometimes. 
 * Bug fix.  Some "Help" buttons did not work.