History¶
Change log¶
Version 2.1.16
February 8, 2017
- Fixed error when saving a profile - ‘No such file or directory’ error message is shown when the ‘Profiles’ directory does not exist.
- New date & time format in FITS files - hours without a leading zero.
Version 2.1.15
January 2, 2017
- Fixed error in BAA VS export - columns VarAbsMag and VarMag were the wrong way round.
Version 2.1.14
October 11, 2016
- Added new date & time format (PI VersArray)
Version 2.1.13
August 7, 2016
- Ensemble (multiple comparison stars) photometry in the Find variables tool
Version 2.1.12
July 6, 2016
- Added new date & time format - ‘UTC’ field
Version 2.1.11
June 18, 2016
- New matching algorithm for very dense fields
- Fixed random crash in the ‘Find variables’ tool
Version 2.1.10
May 21, 2016
- Munilist command can make a table of objects from a photometry file or a catalogue file
Version 2.1.9
May 15, 2016
- Fixed crash in making light curve
- Fixed crash in Find variables tool
- Fixed crash in the ‘munilist’ command line tool
- Do not clear parameters stored in a project on ‘Remove all frames’ command
Version 2.1.8
May 8, 2016
- Message log reverted to its original state (more messages)
- Frame preview dialog - when switching between frames, keep a selected object on its place
- Frame preview dialog - optionally show a track of a moving target
- DLSR processing - fixed error in reading/writing of “frames summed” parameter to FITS files
Version 2.1.7
March 6, 2016
- Fixed minor GUI issues related to moving targets
- Fixed minor bug in frame matching for moving targets
- The tool “Process new frames” did not work with moving targets
Version 2.1.6
February 28, 2016
- Updated user manual
Version 2.1.5
February 22, 2016
- Matching for moving targets
- Fixed issues with ‘Max. stars’ parameter
- Improved error reporting capabilities
Version 2.1.4
January 9, 2016
- Fixed program crash in the photometry
Version 2.1.3
December 30, 2015
- The installation package for MS Windows includes 64-bit executables
- Updated GTK+ toolkit; MS Windows 2000 are no longer supported
- Added new plot - CCD temperatures
- Added new plot - object properties (position, de-focus (FWHM), instumental magnitude, ...)
- ‘Save project’ renamed to ‘Export project’
- The option ‘Ensemble photometry’ added to the ‘Make light curve’ dialog
- Support for World Coordinate System (WCS) data; show RA/Dec coordinates of objects
- Renamed columns “Vnnn” in the light curve if the option “Select all stars on the reference frame” is checked to “IDnnn”
- Added new date & time format - ‘DATE’ field
Version 2.0.21
November 16, 2015
- Fixed bug in creating a light curve with heliocentric correction
- Fixed bug in AAVSO export for the ensemble photometry.
- Added manual topic about creating an AAVSO report.
Version 2.0.20
November 11, 2015
- Export a light curve in the AAVSO Extended format
- Fixed program crash in the Find variables tool
Version 2.0.19
November 3, 2015
- Added option in making a light curve - show all objects on the reference frame
- Maximizing the main window on startup is default, but it can be turned off in the Environment settings
Version 2.0.17
March 8, 2015
- Fixed saving of CCD files - message “Invalid dimensions of the image”.
Version 2.0.16
November 17, 2014
- Fixed program crash in Express reduction tool (selection of reference frame)
- The program can read ‘Instrument’ and ‘Telescope’ fields from the FITS frames.
- More formats when reading object celestial coordinates from FITS files.
- Fixed compatibility issues when compiling software on Debian 7.
Version 2.0.15
October 27, 2014
- Time correction can be applied at any time (after photometry and matching)
- Find variables - uses median filtering to remove sporadic outlaying measurements
- Julian dates are printed with 7 digits after the decimal point
- Improved exporting of tables, all tables can be exported in CSV format
- Minor bug fixes
Version 2.0.14
July 19, 2014
- Fixed bug in light curve - errors bars were always shown
- Find variables - added “custom” range of magnitudes in the light curve
- Fixed crash in find variables - program crashed when an image was shown instead of a chart
Version 2.0.13
July 13, 2014
- Fixed crash in matching
- Find variables - fixed or adaptive range of magnitudes in the light curve
Version 2.0.12
July 04, 2014
- Fixed saving of light curves
Version 2.0.11
June 15, 2014
- Graphs and charts now respect the system color scheme (Set the Windows to high contrast theme to switch to a “night” mode).
- Fixed bug - the photometry did not work properly if the frame borders were used
- Python module - cmpack.PhtFile now exports FWHM of an object
- Frame preview - the ‘Object inspector’ tool shows reason why an object was not measured
- Frame preview can show a table of objects
- Light curve, track curve and air mass curve can show a table of measurements. The table can be exported to a CSV file.
- Changed dialog for creating new project, loading and saving profiles.
- It is possible to save multiple selections of objects (multiple variable stars on one view field)
- Option if the first line in the FITS file is displayed at the top or the bottom of the window
- Added possibility of constant time offset that is always applied to all frames in the project.
- Fixed creating 32-bit master flat frames
Version 2.0.10
July 7, 2013
- Fixed bug in catalog files - var, comp and check stars were not restored in the ‘Matching’ tool.
- Fixed minor problem with range checking in the Autocontrast routine
- It is possible to edit user-defined object tags in a catalogue file
- Object inspector shows net intensity in ADU for a selected object
- Quick photometry - ‘Signal’ renamed to ‘Net intensity’
Version 2.0.9
May 23, 2013
- Graphs can alternatively display date and time (UTC) and Julian date (JD)
- Fixed bug - when ‘Mater bias’ project was open, the ‘Make’ menu was hidden
- When frames are removed from the project, the associated temporary files are deleted
- Fixed bug - matching algorithm for sparse fields required at least 5 stars
- When one wants to save a chart, the program suggests the same name as for the light curve
- When Ctrl key is held while mouse wheel is rotated, the zoom in X axis is preserved.
- The ‘Help’ menus are aligned to the left
- Exposure duration is shown with 3 decimal places
Version 2.0.8
January 14, 2013
- Fixed bug - program crashed in the dark correction procedure
Version 2.0.7
January 13, 2013
- Fixed bug - when multiple bias/dark/flat correction frames was applied inside a single set of source frame, the corrections were not applied correctly. The first correction frame was applied always.
- Updated document Theory of operation - added detailed description of the matching algorithm
- Merge frames - correct handling of a case where the merged frames are rotated
- Choose stars dialog - variable star was sometimes not displayed
- All dialog controls have tooltip texts
- Fixed master flat tool - failed in case where source frames were stored in signed 16-bit format.
Version 2.0.6
November 17, 2012
- User defined tags for objects on charts.
- New Python interface for C-Munipack library.
- Fixed bug - time correction did not work in the Express reduction dialog.
- Fixed doxygen configuration file.
Version 2.0.5
October 28, 2012
- New ‘Measurement’ tool.
- Find variables - it is possible to manually remove individual objects from the mag-dev curve
- Do not show items in recent lists if they do not exist.
- Minor bug fixes
- Updated user’s manual
Version 2.0.4
October 4, 2012
- The 2.0 .. rubric:: Version is now released as a current stable .. rubric:: Version.
- List of recent projects and list of recent files are shown in the main menu.
- New Statistics tool that shows minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation.
- Express reduction can be applied to selected frames only.
- Support for CSLR camera Cannon 1100D
- Minor bug fixes
- Updated user’s manual
Version 2.0.3
September 21, 2012
- Optimized main menu items
- Better icons
- Updated user’s manual
Version 2.0.2
September 1, 2012
- Added support for QHY cameras
- Updated icons
- Updated user’s manual
Version 2.0.1
August 19, 2012
- Fixed bug in processing entered object’s and observer’s coordinates.
Version 2.0.0
August 12, 2012
- First public release of the 2nd generation of the C-Munipack software