- Update to 2024.05.25:
  * https://www.hnsky.org/history_astap
- Use the new Hyperleda database with even more galaxies than before.

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- Update to 2024.03.27:
  * Added beside CENTALT also OBJCTALT to output of the batch solve menu.
  * Improved option "Comet and stars sharp".
  * Fixed the viewer menu for High DPI setting.
  * Added new stack option "Comet and stars sharp".
  * Added HJD to the photometry tab.
  * Fixed an accuracy problem for astrometric stacking. Fixed image stitching canvas size for images under an angle.
  * Add airmass and centalt to files for batch menu add SQM value.
  * Allow OSC images for track and stack.

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- Update to 2024.02.13:
  * First version to create a minor planet MPC1992 report.
  * Some minor corrections in photometry and SIP menus.
  * Allowed changing value of keyword DATE-OBS. If change is requested the program will ask for a time shift in hours.
  * Fixed two new fatal problems in the photometry tab.
  * Improved accuracy of SIP polynomial factors. New imaged are now automatically centered in te viewer rather then aligned to the left.
  * Added the command line option -extract2. This allows export of all star positions to a .csv file. Removed option -analyse2.
  * Overhauled the stack routines to increase stacking speed with about 20%.
  * More improvements in calculating SIP.
  * Fixed a problem in the command line version (CLI).
  * Added a full SIP polynomial option for the solver.
  * Fixed some menu alignment problems for 4k monitors.
  * Fixed a OSC stacking problem resulting in a run time error.
  * Allowed mosaic batch processing of multiple objects.

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- Update to 2024.01.04:
  * Allowed mosaic batch processing of multiple objects.
  * Allowed a mosaic of raw files.
  * Code optimisation.
  * Added splitter to viewer and stack menu. Reorganised stack window menus.
  * Modified menu alignments
  * Improved solver for near celestial pole. Annotation will be now correct for images at +90 or -90 degrees declination.
  * Fixed several bugs in the new multi star photometry routine.
  * New variable star databases. One down to magnitude 15. Some code cleaning solver code.
  * Fixed a major problem in ephemerides alignment. Improvements to the "background contour" at image inspector (F5 menu).
  * Added "background contour" to the image inspector (F5 menu).
  * Photmetry, allowing AAVSO VSX, VSP download for very large FOV but limited to magnitude 12.

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- Update to 2023.11.27:
  * Fixed a reading permission of some D50 database files near the celestial north pole.
  * Fixed a tiny magnitude error (0.005 magn) in the V50 photometric database.
  * Fixed manual solving using 2 stars in the popup menu.
  * Improved ra,dec grid. Fixed a problem for selecting the V50 database for photometry.
  * Added az, alt to status bar.
  * Improved angular distance and PA calculation.
  * Added an azimuth altitude grid menu option.
  * Added the possibility to measure asteroid in photometry tab.

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- Update to 2023.10.19:
  * Fixed a floating point error for users still having old setting "Maximum number of stars to use"=auto
  * Improved image stitching background measurement.
  * Fixed image stitching mode which was not working since a week or so.
  * Added the -D command line option to specify a database abbreviation.
  * Modified star level for star detection.
  * Fixed a false colour filter alarm introduced in previous version.
  * Improved Sigma Clip stack method.
  * Faster processing especially for stacking.
  * Fixed a problem in the image stitching mode.
  * Added keyword DATE-END. Improve reporting of DATE-OBS. Several other small corrections.
  * Some correction in DATE_AVG reporting. Fixed aperture plotting.

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fix spec

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Fix for Fedora

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- Use new Lazarus packages.

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- Update to 2023.08.25.

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- Update to 2023.07.09:
  * Reduced streak filter to detection only. Sigma clip is as good.
  * Fixed a major problem in OSC flat routine introduced 2023-06-17
  * Fixed a scrollbar in stack menu.
  * Added advanced satellite streak filter.
  * Stored the fixed value added during calibration or stacking to header with keyword PEDEST_C.
  * Improved flat correction for OSC.

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- Update to 2023.06.11:
  * Some improvements in photometry tab
  * Some improvements in viewer option "annotate unknown stars"
  * Improved viewer option "annotate unknown stars"
  * Improved viewer popup menu option "star info to clipboard"
  * For photometry added the button "transformation (auto)"
  * For photometry improved the transformation routine

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- Update to 2023.05.19a:
  * Fixed a problem in ASTAP inspector (HFD and HFD outer where the same.
  * Added SDSS transformations for photometry.
  * Added new popup menu "Star info to clipboard" including measured magnitude.
  * Improved flux measurement in popup menu "Show statistics within shape".
  * Code optimisation for star detection and background measurement.
  * Fixed a selection problem for the G05.

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- Update to 2023.05.02:
  * Fixed wrong orientation of galaxy annotation for flipped images.
  * Added the Bortle scale to the SQM measurement.
  * Fixed reading ROWORDER keyword for AstroTIFF. 
  * Fixed a floating variable problem in Astro-Tiff.
  * Corrected the star density calculation for the V50 and G05.
  * Changed the OSC flat application method. Now the flat is by default normalised on the fly.

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- Update to 2023.04.09:
  * Added a star removal function to the viewer. Restructured code background calculation.
  * Added to pixel math2 an new menu "Increase nebulosity signal".
  * Added an export option the the image inspector F4 including RA, DEC and magnitude.
  * Fixed a slow colour smooth.
  * Fixed font popup notifier.

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- Update to 2023.03.22:
  * Introduced the V50 as replacement for the V17.
  * Introduced G05 for wide field solving.
  * Added ellipse shape selection for copy past and for measument of magnitude within area.

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- Update to 2023.03.17:
  * Use new d20/d50 stars databases
  * Added MZERO keyword. Photometric calibration can be saved.
  * Removed online database except for annotation unknown stars.

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- Switch back to QT5, since Lazarus 2.2.6 was released.

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- Update to 2023.03.06:
  * Introduced online database for small field images.
  * Fixed mayor magnitude problem introduced in version 2023-02-26 for photometry and annotate unknown star menu
  * Fixed importing XISF files with astrometric solution. Added confidence level to magnitude measurement.

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- Update to 2023.02.17:
  * Added a new popup menu: Simbad deepsky annotation with filter

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