What's new in AstroImager 4.14
Mar 17, 2024
- Moravian Instruments wheel driver added,
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.277.
New in AstroImager 4.13 (Feb 8, 2024)
- Rotator control moved from imager window to mount window,
- Dithering is enabled on imager agent, but controlled on guider agent,
- WandererBox Plus/Pro V3 powerbox drivers added,
- WandererAstro WandererCover V4-EC driver added,
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.268.
New in AstroImager 4.12 (Dec 7, 2023)
- Touptek and Touptek OEM SDK updated,
- ESSATO2 support added to Primaluce driver,
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.258.
New in AstroImager 4.11 (Sep 12, 2023)
- INDIGO updated to version 2.0-244
New in AstroImager 4.10 (Jun 10, 2023)
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.240,
- PlayerOne CCD SDK updated,
- SVBony CCD SDK updated,
- ICA compatibility fixed in PTP-over-USB Camera driver.
New in AstroImager 4.9 (May 3, 2023)
- INDIGO updated to 2.0-234.
New in AstroImager 4.8 (May 2, 2023)
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.232,
- XIFS header overflow but fixed,
- PrimaluceLab focuser driver added,
- Updated SDK and Apple silicon support for Touptek/Altair/OmegonPro/Orion StarShot G/RisingCam/MallinCam/OGMA and SVBony,
- Updated SDK for Moravian Instruments, ZWO ASI, PlayerOne,
- New log format.
New in AstroImager 4.7 (Mar 8, 2023)
- INDIGO framework updated to version 2.0.224.
- PegasusAstro Indigo filter wheel driver added.
- PegasusAstro Prodigy Microfocuser driver added.
- PegasusAstro Falcon rotator driver added.
- PlayerOne CCD driver added.
- Orion StarShootG CCD driver added.
- RisingCam, EHD and Levenhuk CCD driver added.
- MallinCam CCD driver added.
- Omegon CCD driver added.
- OMGA CCD driver added.
New in AstroImager 4.6 (Oct 16, 2022)
- INDIGO framework updated to version 2.0_198.
- Many bug fixes, optimisations and GUI improvements.
New in AstroImager 4.5 (May 10, 2022)
- INDIGO framework updated to version 2.0_177.
- Various bugfixes.
New in AstroImager 4.4 (Apr 23, 2022)
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.176.
- Rotator support.
New in AstroImager 4.3 (Apr 5, 2022)
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.172.
- Sequencer invocation fixed.
- Manual focus synchronisation issue fixed.
- An optional "transform" group added to the toolbar.
- SVBONY driver with SV305/405 support added.
- ZWO ASI SDK updated.
- Polar alignment support and refraction compensation option added to solver panel.
- Slew target can be selected by selecting the star on a solved frame.
- Multi-instance support added for both drivers and agents.
New in AstroImager 4.2 (Nov 22, 2021)
- DSLR RAW format conversion fixed for macOS Monterey.
- Control panel property sorting fixed.
- "Show download folder in Finder" toolbar button added.
New in AstroImager 4.1 (Nov 15, 2021)
- INDIGO framework version 2.0.164.
- ASTROMECHANICS ASCOM Canon EF Lens Controller focuser driver added.
- ASTROMECHANICS PLM aux driver added.
- Geoptik flat driver added.
- Black point and white point values are directly editable.
- Moravian Instruments CCD driver is M1 compatible.
- Remote images can be downloaded automatically.
- Histogram mode changes according selected debayer mode.
- Backlash overshoot factor settings added to autofocus.
- Contrast RMS estimator added to autofocus.
New in AstroImager 4.0 (Jun 11, 2021)
- AstroImager can now control both embedded and remote imager, astrometry and aux agents (e.g. on INDIGO Sky).
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.150.
- Graphical user interface is updated for Big Sur.
- Native Apple Silicon M1 support (but some drivers are still Intel only and the application needs to be run in Rosetta 2 to use them).
New in AstroImager 3.16 (Mar 3, 2021)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.144.
- Interactive Astronomy SkyAlert drivers added.
New in AstroImager 3.15 (Dec 9, 2020)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0_136,
- Application integration bug fixed,
- QHY CFW wheel driver added,
- MyPro2 focuser driver added,
- RoboFocus focuser driver added.
New in AstroImager 3.14 (Aug 4, 2020)
- INDIGO updated to 2.0-124
New in AstroImager 3.13 (Apr 1, 2020)
- INDIGO updated to version 2.0-118
New in AstroImager 3.12 (Jan 28, 2020)
- Deep Sky Dad AF1/AF2 focuser driver added,
- Baader Planetarium SteelDrive II focuser driver added,
- Unihedron SQM sky quality meter driver added,
- PegasusAstro Pocket Powerbox driver added,
- Artesky flatbox driver added,
- Pegasus Astro FlatMaster driver added,
- PTP-over-USB driver added,
- USB devpoint driver added,
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.112.
New in AstroImager 3.11 (May 14, 2019)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.88.
New in AstroImager 3.10 (May 7, 2019)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.87.
New in AstroImager 3.9 (Apr 7, 2019)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.85.
- New embedded control panel included.
- Horizon support added to Atik driver.
- ZWO ASI focuser driver added.
- Bug fixes.
New in AstroImager 3.8 (Dec 10, 2018)
- INDIGO updated to 2.0.76
- Issue with USB devices and pre-Mojave systems fixed
New in AstroImager 3.7 (Nov 19, 2018)
- Compatibility issues with OSX 10.10 fixed.
New in AstroImager 3.6 (Nov 18, 2018)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.75,
- Auxiliary device panel added,
- PegasusAstro Ultimate Powerbox driver added,
- AltairAstro and ToupTek driver added,
- Mojave dark appearance cleanup.
New in AstroImager 3.5 (Oct 17, 2018)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.74.
- Microtouch, Moonlite, NFocus/NStep, WeMacro and MJKZZ focuser driver added.
- Quantum, Optec, TruTek and Xagyl wheel driver added.
- Mojave dark appearance support added.
New in AstroImager 3.4 Build 370 (Aug 28, 2018)
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.73,
- Moravian Instruments CCD driver added,
- high speed/low noise mode can be used (if driver supports it),
- legacy modes support added for IIDC cameras.
New in AstroImager 3.2 Build 336 (Jun 4, 2018)
- Sequencer gain/gamma issue fixed.
- Cropping and scaling added to plate solving.
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.67.
New in AstroImager 3.1 Build 317 (Apr 4, 2018)
- ZWO ASI EFW issues fixed,
- ZWO ASI CCD SDK updated to 0.7.0118 and
- INDIGO framework updated to 2.0.65.
New in AstroImager 3.0 Build 305 (Feb 6, 2018)
- driver stack and INDI support is replaced by INDIGO framework,
- embeded INDIGO control panel added,
- streaming is supported fast cameras (ASI and IIDC),
- SER lossless video format support is added and
- FITS based imaging component is replaced by more generic one accepting JPEG and various raw formats as well.
New in AstroImager 2.7 Build 159 (Mar 22, 2017)
- Many bug fixes
- Automatic INDIGO servers lookup
- ASI SDK updated to version 0.5.1215.
- ATIK 16200 support added.
New in AstroImager 2.6 Build 148 (Dec 19, 2016)
- INDI drivers in all applications do support lookup of INDIGO servers.
New in AstroImager 2.5 Build 144 (Dec 5, 2016)
- Compatible with macOS Sierra.
- Gain and gamma controls added for some cameras (ASI CCDs only for now).
- ZWO ASI SDK updated to V0.4.0920 (for ASI1600 support).
- ZWO EFW filter wheels is supported by built-in driver.
- Semi-automatic focusing added.
- PSF panel shows among other also Half Flux Diameter (HFD) of the selected star.
- French translation of Getting Started is added.
New in AstroImager 2.4 Build 123 (Sep 11, 2016)
- Zoom-to-fit is now initial zoom mode,
- PSF Panel contains basic statistic about current image (min, max, average, median, black point, white point),
- FLI driver is added (please use trial version to check, if it is compatible with your hardware),
- Updated ASI SDK
- And many bug fixes
New in AstroImager 2.3 Build 110 (Jun 7, 2016)
- Local update mode is now supported for CCD INDI drivers.
- Experimental built-in QSI 5xx/6xx driver is added (use trial version first to make sure it will work with your camera).
New in AstroImager 2.2 Build 98 (May 12, 2016)
- Temperature units are now configurable (°C and °F).
- Image file name format is now configurable (it can include encoded duration, binning, filter name, temperature).
- Application can be registered with e-mail.
New in AstroImager 2.1 Build 94 (May 1, 2016)
- Added built-in support for ZWO ASI USB 3.0 CCDs.
- Bug fixes in INDI code.
New in AstroImager 2.0 Build 59 (Jan 28, 2016)
- AstroImager has simple focuser control panel (Shoestring FC USB controller is supported by built-in driver, any INDI compatible device can be connected if remote or local INDI Server is used).
- AstroImager has simple sequencer to capture sequences of images with configurable duration, time lapse, count, base file name, binning and filter.
- AstroImager can work with local Astrometry for OS X application (package itself is not a part of the application, but you can download it from our web site: h ttp://www.cloudmakers.eu/astrometry) .
- AstroImager PSF Info panel shows graph of FWHM and peak history.
- AstroImager can ignore INDI driver supplied filter names.
New in AstroImager 2.0 Build 53 Beta 2 (Jan 5, 2016)
- AstroImager has simple focuser control panel (Shoestring FC USB controller is supported by built-in driver, by any INDI compatible device can be connected if remote or local INDI Server is used).
- AstroImager has simple sequencer to capture sequences of images with configurable duration, time lapse, count, base file name, binning and filter.
- AstroImager can work with local Astrometry for OS X application (package itself is not a part of the application, but you can download it from our web site: http://www.cloudmakers.eu/astrometry).
New in AstroImager 1.6 Build 43 (Dec 10, 2015)
- AstroImager now communicates with AstroGuider application (dithering, guiding suspending and resuming).
- Atik driver now simulates sub-framing for Titan and GP cameras.
- Atik driver now supports Infinity cameras.
New in AstroImager 1.5 Build 31 (Nov 24, 2015)
- Updated to OS X El Capitan SDK
- Bug fixes (among other Atik 383L+ support and INDI sub-framing)