StarGuide 

Update History - What's New?

Updated: 2024-05-23


Version

Date

Version Description

1.065

20240523

Introduced new logo

1.064

20240416

Added chapters about collimation of RC telescopes using the OCAL collimator

finalized Step 4: Check the Focal Length or Backfocus and Correct the Mirror Distance

1.063

20240412

Added unfinished chapter on collimation: Step 4: Check the Focal Length or Backfocus and Correct the Mirror Distance

1.062

20240317

Some updates in different chapters, new start page

1.061

20240309

New chapter about impage post-processing using AI tools like NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator and BlurXTerminator

1.060

20240227

Added All Sky Plate Solver and PlateSolve2

1.059

20231229

New chapter: Background Improvement using the Photoshop Tone Curve Adjustment

1.058

20231211

Some chapter corrections

1.057

20231116

Improved description of EQ6R-Pro operation with ASIAIR and some corrections

1.056

20230922

Updated optical configurations TS600AS294 and TS1624rAS294

1.055

20230810

More work on PDF and CHM formatting issues,  new chapter on Location Check and Light Pollution

1.054

20230728

Many new chapter and corrected formatting for PDF and Windows Help (.chm) file generation - not yet finished. 

1.053

20230721

Repaired hundreds of broken links after computer issues

1.052

20230706

Many corrections and format changes, deleted German chapters and NEW: published preliminary DPF version 

1.051

20230628

Corrected some chapters

1.050

20230618

Revised chapter about Ritchey-Chrétien Telescope Collimation

1.049

20230602

Added chapter about Capturing Calibration Frames using the ASIAIR

1.048

20230322

Added PixInsight Plates Solver and Image Annotator

1.047

20230228

New chapter: Creating a Comet Video Clip

1.046

20230211

New image processing descriptions for comets

1.045

20230107

New Guidescope ZWO 40mm mini

1.044

20221122

New Spectrophotometry–based Color Calibration in PixInsight

1.043

20221017

New Quick Setup Procedure for Skywatcher EQR6-PRO and AISAIR

1.042

20221003

New chapters about Target and Mosaic Planning, Processing Mosaic Images with PixInsight

1.041

20220910

New optical configuration Config04a with T2 Camera Rotator from Artesky

1.040

20220831

Added SkyAtlas on ASIAIR and explained how to check and set the camera orientation

1.039

20220817

Introduced Telescopius.com as target planning tool

1.038

20220815

Completed ASIAIR Video setup and added a SOL capturing expample

1.037

20220810

Added ASIAIR Video setup and improved ASIAIR workflow description. Added iOptronStarFi chapter

1.036

20220626

added Prime Focus Eyepiece Projection

1.035

20220614

Added link to starlust.de guest book

1.034

20220412

Introduced new optical configuration schema

1.033

20220404

New contents regarding the observation documentation using a MS Access database (StarlustDB)

1.032

20220312

New chapter about Transferring images from and to ASIAIR

1.031

20220309

Added chapter about Collimation 

1.029

20211029

Config 41: TSO 203/1624 + 100mm + ASO294 + Filter was added and amended ASIAIR description

1.028

20211019

Corrected chapter about How to restore ASIAIR PRO after feedback from ASI

1.027

20210906

New chapter about using ASIAIR Pro on StarWatcher EQ6R-Pro

1.026

20210830

some corrections and additions

1.025

20210820

Moved Astroguide to new site URL https://astroguide.starlust.de/

1.024

20210819

Added chapter about Working with Master Calibration Files in PixInsight

1.023

20210813

Added preliminary chapter about ZWO ASI Live Stacking

1.022

20210805

Many additions and preparations to move the contents to a new domain

1.021

20210719

Improved ZWO ASIAIR Pro setup and usage description

1.020

20200711

New chapters about ZWO ASIAIR Pro (guider) and ZWO ASI EAF (focuser) and Auto Focus using the ZWO ASI EAF

1.019

20210703

Updated Astronomical Seeing, Bortle, Light Pollution, Meteoblue, PS Align Pro

1.018

20210531

Finished PixInsight chapters Improving the Image

1.017

20210530

Finished PixInsight chapters on Image Tint Correction, Morphological Transformation and Star Mask and HDR Multiscale Transform

1.016

20210523

Added Background Extraction handling to the PixInsight chapters

1.015

20210519

Added chapters to Post Processing using PixInsight

1.014

20210515

Added chapter about column pier from Astromann as replacement for the standard 3-leg pier from iOptron

1.09

20200718

updated chapters in the sections Terms and Tables

1.08

20200707

updated page Zero Position and added BRESSER Messier AR-90s/500

1.07

20200617

new start page with redirection

1.06

20200617

added some navigational support and updated camera and telescope chapters

1.05

20200615

added equipment (HW and SW) chapters

1.04

20200614

added Session Planning using SGPro in English and German

1.03

20200613

added more articles in English and German

1.02

20200604

uploaded and integrated the guide into the website

1.01

20200603

using the HelpNDoc tool : This is still a mixed English / German version of the guide - it will be "unified" or become multilingual later when I have the time for translations.


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