Ho ho ho! APT 4.40! Time for presents :)

[Yoddha]

 

There are Christmas presents under the tree  APT 4.40 is here! SessionsCraft has everything one needs to sequence whole night imaging without scripts. The Object Browser got a big set of upgrades and now is a very powerful tool for targets planning combined with the Deep Sky Darkness Calculator. PlayerOne cameras are natively supported and more!

The full list of novelties is available here:
https://www.astrophotography.app/news

The User’s Guide is transforming to a true multimedia product thanks to the great video clips made by Mark Kelly on his Youtube channel "Southern Cross Amateur Astro". Don’t forget to subscribe!
https://www.youtube.com/@SCAmateurAstro

Was APT a good project during the past year? If you think so, you may give a present and make the coming 2024 easier for APT! One time donation, monthly donation, purchasing or key renewal will be of great help!https://astrophotography.app/reward.php

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[bottletopburly]

Excellent ivo  ,now updated and Mark is doing a super job with his Apt video user guides too https://www.youtube.com/@SCAmateurAstro now if only the clouds could disappear 😭

[Paul M]

Thanks Ivo, It's installed already. I'm looking forward to trying out the new TAGs feature. I think it'll help me manage my automated sessions much better  I usually leave my gear out all night, unatended, when the sky is clear so APT looks after it for me.

I see the start-up splash screen still has the "Clear Skies" good luck message, but what the v4.4 should have included is a "Clear Skies" button! Could really do with that feature in the UK right now!

[bottletopburly]

24 minutes ago, Paul M said:

Thanks Ivo, It's installed already. I'm looking forward to trying out the new TAGs feature. I think it'll help me manage my automated sessions much better  I usually leave my gear out all night, unatended, when the sky is clear so APT looks after it for me.

I see the start-up splash screen still has the "Clear Skies" good luck message, but what the v4.4 should have included is a "Clear Skies" button! Could really do with that feature in the UK right now!

The new session craft features look brilliant, being able to image to altitude then move to a second target  for me me is great as I can now image until target gets close to my house the move too a second target 👍

[Yoddha]

Thank you very much, Dave and Paul

[Yoddha]

We are starting something new - regular User's Guide updating with the latest videos from Mark's channel

https://www.youtube.com/@SCAmateurAstro

The updates are visible and accessible via 3 ways:

- Online at - https://astrophotography.app/usersguide/
- Offline as CHM and PDF files from Downloads->User's Guide Tab
- Offline as setup that updates the APT installation with the latest CHM and PDF from Downloads->User's Guide Tab

https://www.astrophotography.app/downloads.php

The new version is marked as 4.40 (Jan 9th)

[Yoddha]

New camera drivers updater - v4.1 is available at https://www.astrophotography.app/downloads.php

Apply it if you are using ASI 2600MC or Duo because ZWO has fixed the problem of not spinning fan.

[Yoddha]

The Jan 18th update of the User's Guide is available with the latest videos from Mark's channel

https://www.youtube.com/@SCAmateurAstro

The updates are visible and accessible via 3 ways:

- Online at - https://astrophotography.app/usersguide/
- Offline as CHM and PDF files from Downloads->User's Guide Tab
- Offline as setup that updates the APT installation with the latest CHM and PDF from Downloads->User's Guide Tab

https://www.astrophotography.app/downloads.php