------------ Astroart 9.0 Service Pack release notes ------------- Version 9.0 SP5 - July 20, 2026 -------------------------------- * New feature. Toggleable subbands for multiscale filters. * New feature. Image shrinking with optimal gaussian filtering. * New feature. Deletion and undeletion of selections pressing the space bar. * New feature. Four script templates for target lists. * New feature. Interactive window for target lists. * New feature. Camera S/N settings can be saved in observatory files. * Improved. Numbering in window title when running multiple instances. * Improved. Selection of regions starting from outside the image panel. * Improved. More data is saved in FITS header after Preprocessing. * Improved. Selected stars can be highlighted with ALT + arrow keys. * Improved. Stars data is also shown on the main status bar. * Improved. Remaining time is shown for sequences. * Changed. The camera simulator produces slightly different images. * Changed. The telescope simulator has a different user interface. * Bug fix. Sorting files backwards in the browser caused wrong selections. * Bug fix. Follow minor planet did not work with optical deformations. * Bug fix. The ASCOM switch Dragonfly could not be controlled. * Bug fix. Sorting a target list failed sometimes. * Bug fix. Minor corrections for high DPI displays. Version 9.0 SP4 - May 6, 2026 -------------------------------- * New feature. Blind dithering for sequences. * New feature. 3D graph with antialiasing and zoom. * New feature. Image resize with option for gamma correction. * New feature. Script commands for controlling the star atlas. * New feature. Script commands for querying bright stars. * New feature. Drag&drop of scripts into the editor. * New feature. Scripts can be run from the command line. * Improved. Documentation formatting and content. * Improved. RGB demosaic (debayer) is faster. * Improved. Visualization of big images is faster. * Improved. Optical deformations are corrected with more precision. * Improved. Date and time formatting for live annotations. * Improved. Progress for Preprocessing is shown on the Windows taskbar. * Improved. Two SX filter wheels can be connected in two instances. * Improved. More keyboard shortcuts. * Bug fix. Some annotations were not displayed correctly. * Bug fix. Some PGC galaxies were not visible in the atlas. * Bug fix. Some deformed images were not mapped correctly in the atlas. Version 9.0 SP3 - January 7, 2026 -------------------------------- * New feature. Weighted preprocessing. * New feature. Demosaic of Sony x-trans raw images. * New feature. Erosion and dilation with option for round kernel. * New feature. More optional fields for ADES photometry. * New feature. Quick insertion of FITS comments. * New feature. Preset positions for focusers. * New feature. The hour angle is shown in the telescope window. * Improved. The maximum image size is now 30000 pixels. * Improved. PNG opening and saving is 30-50% faster. * Improved. Parameter for saving compressed FITS from scripts. * Improved. Preprocessing and Apply Macro can be minimized on the taskbar. * Improved. File extension ".psv" is automatically used for ADES reports. * Improved. Active optics parameters can be saved in multiple setups. * Improved. Four speeds for telescope "Emulate with GOTO". * Bug fix. Sometimes a warning for "defect map was not found" was shown. * Bug fix. Sometimes the button "Cancel" did not work in Apply Macro. * Bug fix. The context menu for the FITS header was not translated. * Bug fix. Some windows were not displayed properly with the dark theme. Version 9.0 SP2 - September 25, 2025 -------------------------------- * New feature. Saving of compressed FITS. * New feature. Stars information from the Simbad web site. * New feature. Several new commands in the Stars Window. * New feature. Two focusers can be controlled at a time. * New feature. 16 switches supported, with multi-state. * New feature. Log files for instrumentation. * New feature. Script commands for easy logging. * New feature. Safety monitors. * Improved. Opening the MPCOrb is 2x faster. * Improved. "Compare" button in the DDP window. * Improved. Selected points in Blink are more visible. * Improved. The N/E marker is saved with antialias in graphic files. * Improved. Option for automatic saving of processing history in FITS. * Improved. User defined font size in reports and batch photometry. * Improved. "Connect All" dialog box with more options. * Improved. Buttons for parking and homing the dome. * Bug fix. Moving the mask failed sometimes. * Bug fix. The dialog window for Resize failed sometimes. * Bug fix. User comments in ADES reports were not compatible. * Bug fix. The "Save JPEG" window did not show the correct zoom. * Bug fix. Some NGC objects could not be searched. * Bug fix. The "Merge" command was not saved in the History. Version 9.0 SP1 - February 12, 2025 -------------------------------- * New feature. Filter for removing bright and dark spots. * New feature. Filter for reducing seams in mosaics. * New feature. Flat fields for color cameras in grayscale or color. * New feature. Resize with Lanczos interpolation. * New feature. Opening of compressed FITS images. * New feature. Reading of ILP preprocessing files. * New feature. Option for ADES file format for MPC reports. * New feature. Annotations with live equatorial coordinates in the text. * New feature. Window for controlling the FlatPanel. * New feature. Two switches can be controlled. * New feature. Several camera setups can be saved. * New feature. Focusing and guiding on a sunspot. * New feature. User defined minimum altitude for telescope GOTOs. * Improved. Better antialiasing for thumbnails in the browser. * Improved. Better hot pixels removal for RGB demosaic. * Improved. Preview for hot pixels removal in RGB demosaic. * Improved. Equatorial coordinates can be shown without the grid. * Improved. Opacity for equatorial grid when saving JPEG/TIFF. * Improved. Recent files for masks. * Improved. Software binning up to 8x8. * Improved. Moving a selection shows a crosshair for centering. * Improved. Better algorithm for focusing on a spectrum. * Improved. The name of the sequence can be set from the last GOTO. * Bug fix. Demosaic with binning 2x2 did not update the WCS. * Bug fix. Equatorial grid was saved with a wrong color in JPEG/TIFF. * Bug fix. Deconvolution parameters were not shown in the History. * Bug fix. Some Sharpless nebulas could not be searched.