Stellarium 0.15.2

[alexwolf]

A first release candidate of Stellarium 0.15.2 was published today.

Could you test how he works on your computer?

List of changes between version 0.15.1 and 0.15.2RC1:
- Added new algorithm for DeltaT from Stephenson, Morrison and Hohenkerk (2016)
- Added use QOpenGLWidget
- Added new option to InfoString group
- Added orbit visualization data for asteroids
- Added calculation of extincted magnitudes of satellites
- Added new type of Solar system objects: sednoids
- Added classificator of objects into Solar System Editor plugin
- Added albedo for infostring (planets and moons)
- Added some improvements and clean up of code in Search Tool
- Added use ISO 8601 to date formatting in Date and Time Dialog (LP: #1655630)
- Added "Restore direction to initial values" in Oculars plugin (LP: #1656085)
- Added the define for GL_DOUBLE again to restore compilation on ARM.
- Added calculation and show of horizontal and vertical scales of visible field of view of CCD (LP: #1656825)
- Added caching for landscapes, including preloading and some other manipulation via scripting.
- Added binning for CCD in Oculars plugin
- Added textures for DSO
- Added a mean solar day (equals to Earth's day) on the Sun for educational purposes
- Added transmitting map of object info via RemoteControl
- Added int property handling with sliders
- Added a scriptable function to retrieve landscape brightness.
- Added Spout licence.txt to Windows installer script
- Added displaying solstices points (LP: #1670046)
- Added extension of objectInfoMaps per object, most useful for scripting (LP: #1670412)
- Added tentative fix for crash without network (LP: #1667703)
- Fixed indirect dependency to QtOpenGL by QtMultimediaWidgets (LP: #1656525)
- Fixed text encoding in installer (LP: #1652515)
- Fixed changing value of n.dot in tooltip when ephemeris type is changed (LP: #1652762)
- Fixed mistakes in DeltaT stuff
- Fixed typos in AstroCalc tool
- Fixed visual style for spinup/spindown markers
- Fixed missing cross-id of Epsilon Lyrae (LP: #1653388)
- Fixed updating a list of Solar system bodies in AstroCalc tool when new objects added or objects was removed
- Fixed calculation of period for comets on elliptial orbits
- Fixed prediction of Iridium flares (LP: #1643311)
- Fixed saving visibility flag for Bookmarks button (LP: #1654164)
- Fixed refraction for Satellites (LP: #1654331)
- Fixed wrong parallax and distance for IC 59 (LP: #1655423)
- Fixed updating a text in Help window when shortcuts are changed (LP: #1656001)
- Fixed saving flags of visibility of Milky Way and Zodiacal Light (LP: #1656067)
- Fixed memory leaks
- Fixed few reports of Clang static analyzer
- Fixed double clicks causing crashes (LP: #1656525)
- Fixed packaging QtOpenGL in Windows/macOS packages
- Fixed handling a log lines with missing newline char
- Fixed a bad-value crash in ArchaeoLines plugin
- Fixed an invalid escape sequence in RemoteControl plugin
- Fixed bug in Search Tool (LP: #1655055)
- Fixed doing a screenshots (do it via FBO - solution for QOpenGLWidget)
- Fixed work a button for ArchaeoLines plugin
- Fixed calculation and rendering CCD frame in Oculars plugin
- Fixed an memory leak with the spheric mirror distorter, and removed stencil buffer from the effect FBO (we don't need it for our rendering) (LP: #1661375)
- Fixed tile-based render performance (always glClear all buffers at the start of the frame) (LP: #1661375)
- Fixed glClear alpha channel usage (glClear alpha to zero instead of one)
- Fixed Scenery3d cubemap rendering (restores rendering)
- Fixed crash, when location 'Sierra Nevada Observatory, Spain' is chosen (LP: #1662113)
- Fixed NetBSD and OpenBSD build by linking glues with Qt5::Gui.
- Fixed size for few DSO textures (NPOT textures for ancient GPUs) (LP: #1641773)
- Fixed crash, when missing a stars catalog from the middle of list (e.g. stars4 is missing and we tried zooming) (LP: #1653315)
- Fixed crash for configure color of generic DSO marker (LP: #1667787)
- Fixed date limit in AstroCalc tool (Set a minimum possible date limit for the range of dates for
QDateTimeEdit widgets) (LP: #1660208)
- Fixed escaping of symbols for Simbad Lookup (LP: #1669088)
- Fixed DE431 mismatch (LP: #1606583)
- Allows SkyImages in all reference frames and deprecate the old explicit core.loadSkyImageAltAz() type commands
- Updated rules for usage of custom time zones (the custom time zone may be use in all time now) (LP: #1652763)
- Updated shortcuts
- Updated rules for source package builder
- Updated URL of DSS collection
- Updated detect of OS
- Updated deployment rules for Windows installer
- Updated script for building Stellarium User Guide
- Updated GUI for set coefficients for custom equation of DeltaT
- Updated list of contributors
- Updated ArchaeoLines and Gridlines options to RemoteControl pages
- Updated Tongan sky culture
- Updated catalog of DSO
- Updated common names of DSO
- Updated star names (LP: #1664671)
- Updated Solar System Screen Saver.
- Updated Oculars plugin
- Updated Satellites plugin (Let's start looking to the Iridium on 15 seconds before flash)
- Updated plist data for macOS
- Removed code for automatic tuning star scales of the view through ocular/CCD (LP: #1656940)
- Code clean-up
- Prevent an unnecessary StelProperty change
- Changed the way the OpenGL format is set once again

Download page: https://launchpad.net/stellarium/trunk/0.90.0

[dweller25]

Thanks for your brilliant work

[RayD]

Great stuff Alex.  Thanks very much for all your hard work and efforts.

 

[SlimPaling]

Hi Alex ....

I am currently using the 0.15.1 version ......

 

I am interested in trying out the new version .... but .... will have to uninstall my current version or will they run side-by-side while I evaluate it?

 

Regards Mike

 

[alexwolf]

On 14.03.2017 at 17:51, SlimPaling said:

I am interested in trying out the new version .... but .... will have to uninstall my current version or will they run side-by-side while I evaluate it?

Hi Mike,

You can install both versions in separate directories

[Dave In Vermont]

Hi Alex -

I'll be happy to give 0.15.2 a go on my Windows 8.1 (Classic Shell). I'll let you know if I hit any bumps with it.

Thanks for everything!

Dave

[fireballxl5]

Help! I've tried installing several versions of Stellarium since v0.13.1 and now this latest 0.15.2RC1. Every time I launch it, it simply crashes at the start-up splash screen.

 

I'm running Win10 64-bit and this is the log file...

 

2017-03-16T07:01:43
Windows 10
Compiled using MSVC++ 12.0 (Visual Studio 2013)
Qt runtime version: 5.6.2
Qt compilation version: 5.6.2
Addressing mode: 64-bit
Total physical memory: 16285 MB
Available physical memory: 11987 MB
Physical memory in use: 26%
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Processor speed: 3498 MHz
Processor name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
G:\Program Files\Stellarium\stellarium.exe --spout=sky
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
[ This is Stellarium 0.90.0.9172 [trunk] - http://www.stellarium.org ]
[ Copyright (C) 2000-2017 Fabien Chereau et al.                      ]
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
Writing log file to: "C:\\Users\\fireball\\AppData\\Roaming\\Stellarium\\log.txt"
File search paths:
  0 .  "C:\\Users\\fireball\\AppData\\Roaming\\Stellarium"
  1 .  "."
Attempting to use an existing older config file.
Clear cache and update config.ini...
Config file is:  "C:\\Users\\fireball\\AppData\\Roaming\\Stellarium\\config.ini"
Default surface format:  QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0, options QFlags(), depthBufferSize -1, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize -1, samples -1, swapBehavior 0, swapInterval 1, profile  0)
Desired surface format:  QSurfaceFormat(version 2.1, options QFlags(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize 8, greenBufferSize 8, blueBufferSize 8, alphaBufferSize 8, stencilBufferSize 8, samples -1, swapBehavior 0, swapInterval 1, profile  0)
StelGLWidget constructor
StelGraphicsScene constructor
initializeGL
OpenGL supported version:  "4.5.0 NVIDIA 376.53"
Current Format:  QSurfaceFormat(version 4.5, options QFlags(0x4), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize 8, greenBufferSize 8, blueBufferSize 8, alphaBufferSize 8, stencilBufferSize 8, samples 0, swapBehavior 2, swapInterval 1, profile  2)
StelMainView::init
Detected: OpenGL "4.5"
Driver version string: "4.5.0 NVIDIA 376.53"
GL vendor is "NVIDIA Corporation"
GL renderer is "GeForce GTX 980/PCIe/SSE2"
GL Shading Language version is "4.50 NVIDIA"
GLSL Version Number detected:  4.5
GLSL version is fine, we should not see a graphics problem.
Cache directory is:  "C:\\Users\\fireball\\AppData\\Local\\stellarium\\stellarium\\cache"
WARNING: unable to successfully read info.ini file from skyculture dir "lakota"
Sky language is  "en_GB"
Application language is  "en_GB"
Loading Solar System data ...

 

Any ideas? Do I need to install "Solar System data" separately?

 

TIA, Fireball

[Racey]

Alex

To let you know, it runs well on my Windows 10 64 bit machine thus far. Installed into same directory. All settings migrated across and, so far, I'm pleased. 

Thanks for all the efforts 

Simon

[alexwolf]

1 hour ago, fireballxl5 said:

Help! I've tried installing several versions of Stellarium since v0.13.1 and now this latest 0.15.2RC1. Every time I launch it, it simply crashes at the start-up splash screen.

...

G:\Program Files\Stellarium\stellarium.exe --spout=sky
...

fireballxl5, could you try run Stellarium in ANGLE or standard mode?

[fireballxl5]

Hi Alex,

yes, I tried angle and one other exe in the folder (maybe standard, can't remeber) this morning (latest RC1) with the same result.

Thanks for the quick response though!

Regards, Fireball

[alexwolf]

22 minutes ago, fireballxl5 said:

yes, I tried angle and one other exe in the folder (maybe standard, can't remeber) this morning (latest RC1) with the same result.

Please give me a log.txt from Stellarium

[fireballxl5]

Alex, 

Contents of Log file copied above

[Scosmico]

I have tried and am loving it. Especially the ephemeredes function for comets. Thank you

[Dave In Vermont]

I've been exploring this update - with no problems detected. It 'feels' a bit faster responding here and there. On the above note from Scosmico, I checked out the comets - and Wow! You weren't exagerrating in the least. That really grabs the eyes!

Great work - Alex & Company!

All the best,

Dave

[fireballxl5]

5 hours ago, alexwolf said:

Please give me a log.txt from Stellarium

Hi Alex,

I guess you mean the standard install rather than RC1? I've tried running Stellarium previously using the standard download as explained above (at least from v0.13.1) with the same problem. I was hoping that the very latest version fixed the problem.

I've tried running as admin and compatibility mode options with the same result. With RC1 I get the following dialog (text extracted from dialog below) when running the Compatibility Troubleshooter

I'd love to give Stellarium a try. Maybe it's down to not having the correct support files?

 

 

Program Compatibility Troubleshooter

Publisher details

Issues found
Incompatible Program Incompatible Program stellarium is incompatible.	Detected
Fix program stellarium Completed

Issues found

Detection details

6 Incompatible Program Detected

stellarium is incompatible.

Fix program stellarium Completed Provides steps to fix the incompatible program.   Compatibility Mode Compatibility modes applied: Run as administrator User verification: Fix didn't work

Detection details

Collection information
Computer Name:	STARNET_BASE
Windows Version:	10.0
Architecture:	x64
Time:	16 March 2017 19:31:47

Publisher details

Program Compatibility Troubleshooter
Find and fix problems with running older programs on this version of Windows.
Package Version:	2.0
Publisher:	Microsoft Windows

Program Compatibility Troubleshooter
Find and fix problems with running older programs on this version of Windows.
Package Version:	2.0
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation

[Paul M]

I just installed this on a W10 64bit machine (was previously using 0.15.1). While having a quick play I hit a very rare snag!

When going to the satellites plug-in and selecting "iridium flares" then "predict iridium flares", Stellarium just hangs. 

First there is just no activity but a normal arrow cursor. After a few seconds the cursor becomes the spinning "busy" cursor. I have to close Stellarium via the Task Manager.

 

 

[SilverAstro]

On 12/03/2017 at 15:24, alexwolf said:

Could you test how he works on your computer?/0.90.0

Does not work for me , the display is overlaid for about 2/3 in left lower screen by a rectangular lighter area that cannot be dismissed ( changes to red with night view otherwise I cannot do anything else with it. )

After installation on first run  there was a popup that said I was lacking something so did I want to continue in degraded mode, I said yes, with the above result. On re-running I cannot reproduce that error message to know (or tell you) what I lacked

Laptop - Windows 7 Professional, Service Pack 1 ( pre installed by vendor) (second hand !)

So back to my previous v.11 on another (old Vista) laptop, which works well for what I need

Is there a diagnostic prog that I can run, first, to determine what this Win7 (or my other machines variously Win7 and Win8  laptops & desktops)  need to be able to run it (or even the 15.1) ?

 

[alexwolf]

12 hours ago, Paul M said:

I just installed this on a W10 64bit machine (was previously using 0.15.1). While having a quick play I hit a very rare snag!

When going to the satellites plug-in and selecting "iridium flares" then "predict iridium flares", Stellarium just hangs. 

First there is just no activity but a normal arrow cursor. After a few seconds the cursor becomes the spinning "busy" cursor. I have to close Stellarium via the Task Manager.

Stellarium predicts Iridium flashes with depth in week and we can't accurate calculate all events in one-two seconds of time. Please be more patient for this feature - he may use few seconds (may be tens of seconds on slow computers) for calculation.

[alexwolf]

14 hours ago, fireballxl5 said:

I guess you mean the standard install rather than RC1? I've tried running Stellarium previously using the standard download as explained above (at least from v0.13.1) with the same problem. I was hoping that the very latest version fixed the problem.

I've tried running as admin and compatibility mode options with the same result. With RC1 I get the following dialog (text extracted from dialog below) when running the Compatibility Troubleshooter

I'd love to give Stellarium a try. Maybe it's down to not having the correct support files?

Could you try rename this directory: C:\\Users\\fireball\\AppData\\Roaming\\Stellarium to get a clean config.ini file and data for all plugins? Possible some data has invalid format or broken files. I hope you can found source of crashes and share a file which caused this problem.

[alexwolf]

8 hours ago, SilverAstro said:

Does not work for me , the display is overlaid for about 2/3 in left lower screen by a rectangular lighter area that cannot be dismissed ( changes to red with night view otherwise I cannot do anything else with it. )

Could you try run Stellarium in MESA mode (Start -> Programs -> Stellarium -> Stellarium (MESA mode))?

[SilverAstro]

18 minutes ago, alexwolf said:

Could you try run Stellarium in MESA mode (Start -> Programs -> Stellarium -> Stellarium (MESA mode))?

Thank you, yes it runs  !

and is looking good on a quick test , I've not met MESA before  I will google >>

[SilverAstro]

25 minutes ago, alexwolf said:

 (Start -> Programs -> Stellarium -> Stellarium (MESA mode))?

I have now reproduced the original problem msg. with Start -> Programs -> Stellarium -> Stellarium  ,  and it is saying :-

"Your OpenGL subsystem has problems."

So it looks like I need a newer openGL version, what functionality may I be missing if I dont install new openGL and continue in MESA mode ?

Thanks.

[Paul M]

1 hour ago, alexwolf said:

Stellarium predicts Iridium flashes with depth in week and we can't accurate calculate all events in one-two seconds of time. Please be more patient for this feature - he may use few seconds (may be tens of seconds on slow computers) for calculation.

Thanks Alex, you are correct. It takes about 3 minutes or more to calculate the Iridium Flares. 

I usually have Stellarium in full screen mode and when it's calculating irridiums there is no other response, can't minimise the screen etc to go and do something else while it calculates. So it seemed as though it had stopped running.

But now I know to be more patient. It works!

[alexwolf]

Second release candidate of version 0.15.2 available for testing...

[alexwolf]

2 hours ago, SilverAstro said:

So it looks like I need a newer openGL version, what functionality may I be missing if I dont install new openGL and continue in MESA mode ?

Installing a new drivers may solve your problem