Voyager 2.1.4 Released with FIT Viewer
Voyager 2.1.4 has been released with the long awaited, integrated FITS file Viewer.
We are very happy with the Viewer – not only does it automatically display images as they are downloaded to Voyager, it can be used as a standalone program too.
It was built to run in its own window and as a separate process so the unrivaled reliability of Voyager’s core imaging process would never be compromised by your image processing in the Viewer.
Early feedback has been very gratifying – check out these comments from the announcement thread on CloudyNights.com at https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/641435-starkeeper-voyager-software/page-12
Leo created a video explaining how to use the viewer, and the Wiki has been updated with FIT Viewer documentation:
https://wiki.starkeeper.it/index.php?title=FIT_Viewer
You can download Voyager 2.1.4, including the FIT Viewer, from the Releases page of the forum.
Voyager 2.1.4 Release Notes
[FLATDEVICE] => NEW => Added new ARTESKY Flat Box flat device control
[VIEWER – TOOLBAR] => NEW => Added HQ command in toolbar to enable / disable High quality design without entering the settings
[FLAT] => NEW => Added delay time after changing brightness flat device if the brightness is reduced
[VIEWER – STATISTICS] => BUG => Replaced Math DLL, an error could occur in the calculation of the mean value of image
Note – Voyager 2.1.4 is a rollup of Voyager 2.1.3 with a corrected Math DLL and support for the Artesky flat device. If you missed Voyager 2.1.3, here are the release notes.
Voyager 2.1.3 Release Notes
[CAMERA] => NEW => Added new SXASCOM camera control to custom manage the ASCOM driver of the SX Starlight Express
‘[SEQUENCE] => NEW => Introduction of a new Sync watchdog in the Sequence, if enabled it limits the maximum acceptable distance in Arco Minutes for the execution of the Sync after plate solving
‘[SEQUENCE] => NEW => Added sequence option to create subdirectories by filter name where to save FIT files
‘[ROBOFIRE] => NEW => Added parameter to control the final position of the focuser during RoboFire operations to widen the validity range of the position reached by focuser with non-unitary discrete step ranges
‘[SAFETY MONITOR] => NEW => Added new control to the Safety Monitor to read the status of SAFE UNSAFE from a text string placed in a single-line file updated by programs external to Voyager. Search with configurable string. Useful for Observatories shared between multiple setups
‘[ROBOGUIDE] => NEW => Removed RoboGuide Bug during guide star selection introduced with revision 2.1.1e
‘[MOUNT] => MOD => Double check Conversion J2000> JNow and JNow> J2000 in case of glitch telescope data from TheSkyX with automatic switch from conversion TSX to conversion ASCOM / Internal Voyager
‘[VIEWER] => NEW => New FIT Viewer added to Voyager suite