Changelog

24 March 2019

Lots of improvements to the Guiding Assistant
Updated camera support: Altair, QHY, SBIG, SSAG (Mac), ZWO ASI
New ToupTek camera support for Windows
New MallinCam SkyRaider camera support for Mac
INDI SBIG AO support
Better detection of problems like runaway guiding, excessive backlash, and calibration problems
Improved backlash compensation
New Meridian flip calibration tool
New ZFilter guide algorithm
Guide algorithm None has been removed
INDI improvements
Various minor user interface fixes
Updated Help file
Updated translations

30 April 2018

New Static Polar Align tool and Polar Drift tool
New tool to upload log files for review (Help > Upload Log Files)
Improved Backlash compensation with additional controls and improved backlash measurement in the Guiding Assistant
New Profile Wizard improved detection of properties of connected gear
Improved handling of camera binning and mount guide speed changes
Dither settling now ignores dec distance when dec guide mode is None
Some minor UI tweaks like more explicitly labeling pixels vs arc-seconds units, showing help info in status bar as menu items are highlighted, and layout fixes for high resolution displays
Remove modal dialog boxes from most camera connections
Allow star auto-selection to select stars closer to the edge of the frame
Altair Cameras: update SDK to version 20_12_2017
Atik Cameras: binning support added
ZWO Cameras: updated Windows SDK to V1.13.1.9
Guide log enhancements (additional logging)
INDI fixes
Server API additional methods
Updated translations - French, German, Russian, Traditional Chinese

25 September 2017

New Predictive PEC Guide algorithm for RA
INDI support added for Windows and Mac
Updated native camera support for QHY, ZWO, SX, and Altair cameras
Improved detection of low-SNR stars by more accurate background calculation
PHD2 now checks for PHD2 updates
AO: better stability when large bumps are required
Various UI improvements, such as allowing arbitrary camera exposure durations
New option for avoiding hot pixels: minimum star HFD threshold
New option for star saturation detection: max ADU threshold
New image logging options based on trigger events like star lost or large offset
Comet tracking improvements
Server API: addition of new API methods
Diagnostic improvements including log file enhancements and more info in fits headers for saved images
Updated translations including a new Portuguese (Brazilian) translation
Help file updates

12 February 2017

Reliablility improvements and SDK updates for various cameras: ZWO, SX, Altair, SBIG, and WDM webcams
Comet tool fixes
Display improvements for small screens and high-DPI screens
New star-cross test tool
Stats window now displays image size and guider FOV
AO enhancements: display RA and Dec directions on the AO graph, automatically increase bump step size when dither settling
Allow Dec dither when Dec guide mode is north or south by temporarily switching to bi-directional dec guiding until dither settles
Star mass change detection now works when exposure is Auto
OSX: disable AppNap on OSX versions >= 10.9
Server API: various new functions added
Various logging and diagnostic improvements
Updated translations
Updated help documentation