Stellarium 0.16.0

[alexwolf]

@cuivenion please show config.ini and screenshots

[alexwolf]

I noticed something strange when I was customizing the info level. Today the Moon has absolute magnitude 0.21?

It's correct value.

I have a request because I have my mind set on a 4K monitor: will Stellarium in the future have adjustable font sizes? We may need that with pixels getting smaller. Looking forward to version 17. That will be super awesome!

We cannot "resolve 4K" issues, because developers doesn't have 4K devices.

[Dave In Vermont]

Ruud - my copy shows .21 under absolute mag. - which sounds right from my perch. Magnitude reads -12.09

All the best -

Dave

[Ruud]

Thanks, Dave, Alex.

I'm still confused. Isn't the absolute magnitude  the brightness that a celestial object would have if it were at a distance of 10 parsecs?

The absolute magnitude of the Sun is 4.8. How can the absolute magnitude of the Moon be 0.21?

It must be that I don't know how the absolute magnitude of the Moon is defined! Does anyone know?

[alexwolf]

1 minute ago, Ruud said:

I'm still confused. Isn't the absolute magnitude  the brightness that a celestial object would have if it were at a distance of 10 parsecs?

It's correct definition for stars, but for planets use different definition of absolute magnitude (brightness of body at distance of 1 AU from the Sun).

[Ruud]

Ah, I never knew.

I'll try to find more info on the matter. Thank you.

[alexwolf]

3 minutes ago, Ruud said:

Ah, I never knew.

I'll try to find more info on the matter. Thank you.

See Wikipedia as start point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_magnitude

[Ruud]

Wonderful! Thank you Alexander.

[Dave In Vermont]

Ahead of you, Alex - here's a Pdf. with Wiki on Solar-System Objects & Absolute Magnitude:

Solar System bodies (H) - Absolute Mag. of Solar System Bodies.pdf

At your leisure,

Dave

[cuivenion]

3 hours ago, alexwolf said:

@cuivenion please show config.ini and screenshots

Here you go:

Here is the config file. I presume its the one from appdata/roaming/stellarium? config.ini

If not here is the one from the  program files/stellarium/data folder: default_config.ini

Thanks again for your help.

[alexwolf]

@cuivenion aha! I see now what you meant!

[Dave In Vermont]

Perhaps he should have click on the upper-left box in 'Filter by type?'

Other wise it's just like my system - but I have no such problem.

D.

[cuivenion]

11 minutes ago, Dave In Vermont said:

Perhaps he should have click on the upper-left box in 'Filter by type?'

Other wise it's just like my system - but I have no such problem.

D.

Clicking on the filter by type box doesn't solve it. I must have misunderstood your earlier posts, I thought you had a similar problem before you reinstalled. This must be something different.

[Dave In Vermont]

Oh mine was all messed-up as well. But the 'Cold Install' fixed that situation. And has not with yours. Or so it seems. Such is why I'm perched here watching what happens to fix your problems with this. I, too, want to see the solution to this. We appear to have entered un-charted territory.

Glad you called upon Alex, or he just happened by. From my (limited) experience - you should be up & running by now.

Hang in there!

Dave

[alexwolf]

@cuivenion, @Dave In Vermont, please check version  0.90.0.9740...

[Dave In Vermont]

1 minute ago, alexwolf said:

@cuivenion, @Dave In Vermont, please check version  0.90.0.9740...

Will do! That was fast - just installed .9732.

Thanks, Alex -

Dave

[cuivenion]

10 hours ago, alexwolf said:

@cuivenion, @Dave In Vermont, please check version  0.90.0.9740...

Hi assuming I downloaded the right version, I still have the same problem. I got it from here:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Home-Education/Stellarium.shtml

I tried both the x64 and the x64 dev version. I unstalled the previous installation each time. Just to confirm I'm using Windows 10 Home (build 1086.1045) 64 bit.

Intel I5 (4200M)

8 Gig Ram

Intel HD Graphics 4600

It's not the latest windows build. Is that something that could pose a problem?

[alexwolf]

Why you do not use official stellarium.org website?

[Tommohawk]

Cuivenion - you should find that version here

BTW Alex I haven't tried this install yet, but is it standalone which I can install in another directory, or does it need to be installed on top of V16 ? I'm just wary of unsettling my stable version esp as it work well with Stellarium SCope

[alexwolf]

5 minutes ago, Tommohawk said:

BTW Alex I haven't tried this install yet, but is it standalone which I can install in another directory, or does it need to be installed on top of V16 ? I'm just wary of unsettling my stable version esp as it work well with Stellarium SCope

Yes, you can install it in separate directory.

[cuivenion]

29 minutes ago, alexwolf said:

Why you do not use official stellarium.org website?

Sorry I didn't realise it was in the beta area. I'll try from this source now.

[cuivenion]

Downloaded, uninstalled previous version, installed new version. Unfortunately its not fixed it.

[alexwolf]

23 minutes ago, cuivenion said:

Downloaded, uninstalled previous version, installed new version. Unfortunately its not fixed it.

I'm sorry, but apparently I don't understand your problem.

[cuivenion]

1 minute ago, alexwolf said:

I'm sorry, but apparently I don't understand your problem.

No probs I'll go back to 15.2 then. I have also tried 16.0 on another laptop with a different windows 10 build and I'm getting the same problem, it was a fresh install with no previous installations of Stellarium on it.

[alexwolf]

49 minutes ago, cuivenion said:

No probs I'll go back to 15.2 then. I have also tried 16.0 on another laptop with a different windows 10 build and I'm getting the same problem, it was a fresh install with no previous installations of Stellarium on it.

OK, I've found where is I made misprint. The fix will be available for testing in next beta (I guess tomorrow).