The beta 1.94 is available on the site
Note that CCD support is not included in it!
Here is the list if changes:
- Darkness Clock - shows the Sun and Moon set/rise, Nautical and Astro twilights. The clock shows the things from "nigh" point of view - most nights start in one day and ends in other
Also there is a maker that shows the current time and flashes when there is approaching event in the next 15 minutes. The left end is 12:00 at mid day of the day in which the night starts/started. The right end is 12:00 at mid day of the day in which the night ends.
- Deep Space Darkness calculator. Double click on the Darkness clock to open it. It shows the exact times for all tracked events. Calculates the 'Deep Space Darkness' - the time when the sky is dark and Moon is not above the horizon. You can see the values for any date - input a date and hit 'Enter' key to recalculate or use Prev/Next buttons. Also you can search for the next night with at least X hours of DSD time, starting from the selected night
- Settings dialog is reworked to use tabs and there is new one - location. You can enter coordinates in the format +/-XX.XXXXX. APT will convert them in to readable form
- When PHD dithering is On, APT will check on every plan start if there is connection to PHD and will attempt to make connection if it is not available.
- Object calculator DB is extended with the new models - 5D Mk III, 1Dx and 60Da
- Recalc button will switch on the object scale mode of the 'Target' button.
- 1100D model has no native mirror lock function. APT is updated to support LiveView simulation for this model.
- Some UI enhancements.
Please keep a copy of the official version in case something with this beta goes wrong...
As usual I'll be more than happy to hear your opinions and suggestions!