What’s New

Ver 1.0.0 (unreleased)

  • NOTE: requires development version of Ginga (https://github.com/ejeschke/ginga)

  • Targets plugin: added ability to color targets by file loaded, including a button for user to manually select a color if desired

  • Targets plugin: Added ability to select and delete an entire category of targets–if just the header is selected in the targets tree then all targets under that will be deleted

  • Targets plugin: Removed “Tag All” and “Untag All” buttons; replaced with “Select All” and “Collapse All”

  • Targets plugin: the “Plot solar system objects” option is moved under the Settings menu

  • TelescopePosition plugin: Added an option “Pan to telescope position”. This will pan the _TGTS window to the telescope position

  • Added options to plot only uncollapsed targets (targets that are showing in the targets tree) both in _TGTS window (using Targets plugin) and in the Visibility plot (using Visibility plugin)

  • Targets plugin: added “DateTime” column processing–if such a column exists in the CSV file loaded, and the setting “Enable DateTime setting” is checked, then the date/time in the column will be used to set the date/time in the SiteSelector plugin when you select that target.

  • Added CFHT Nana ao visible and IR sky cameras to the list of all sky cameras

  • InsFov plugin gets a “Reset” button to reset the _FIND window to the original target position if it has changed (e.g. by panning)

  • Subaru/HDS_NO_IMR FOV now shows the correct position angle

  • Subaru/MOIRCS FOV and Subaru/FOCAS FOV now have detectors labeled

  • Pan and Zoom plugins now open into workspaces below the Control panel

  • Added –version option to show SPOT version

  • Added non-sidereal targets loaded from JPL Horizons ephemeris files

  • Now properly support epoch/equinox values in CSV and OPE files

  • Now support proper motion in CSV files (columns “pmRA” and “pmDEC” specified in milliarcsec / year

  • Added HSC and PFS overlays for Subaru instruments (InsFov plugin)

  • Added HSC dithering GUI to HSC FOV

Ver 0.4.1 (2025-03-14)

  • Added a Help menu with an About function–shows banner with version

  • Fixed a bug with the Workspace menu items

  • Documentation updates by E.M. Dailey

Ver 0.4.0 (2024-11-07)

  • Fixed an issue where channels could not be closed

  • Fixed an issue with the TelescopePosition plugin where it could freeze tracking the telescope slew

  • Fixed download location of skyfield ephemeris files

  • Corrected a problem with the “Plot SS” checkbox and the “Plot” drop-down menu in the Targets plugin.

  • Added “List All Targets” checkbox to Targets plugin so you can list only OPE file targets or list targets from both OPE and PRM files.

  • Fixed an issue with PAN-STARRS downloads in the FindImage plugin

  • Added more documentation to the manual

Ver 0.3.1 (2024-05-22)

  • Change PyPI project name due to conflict

Ver 0.3.0 (2024-05-22)

  • initial release to PyPI

  • requires ginga>=5.1.0