Luminos

December 9, 2023

This update brings significant stability improvements. It addresses an issue where tapping on deep space images could sometimes lead to crashes. Additionally, the display of Hubble images in the sky view has been corrected. The update also fixes a crash when searching on devices running iOS 12.

November 22, 2023

This update fixes deep space image drawing, which was accidentally broken by the previous update

November 17, 2023

This update adds compatibility with the new Celestrak data URL format to ensure users have access to the most current and accurate satellite information. Additionally, two new categories have been added for satellite tracking, specifically the 'GEO Protected Zone' and 'GEO Protected Zone Plus.' Thank you for being a Luminos 9 customer, I hope these changes help keep the app useful and usable for many years to come! - John

June 1, 2023

This update fixes two bugs: visible flyovers of satellites were not always calculated corrected and this has been fixed, and distances to galaxies in the NGC/IC were sometimes wrong and these have been corrected as well.

January 31, 2023

This update fixes a bug which causes the app to crash when it's no longer available in the App Store

January 20, 2023

This release updates the SynScan library to version 0.8.1s, which fixes a crash which could occur when a Bluetooth telescope is present.

January 14, 2023

This update fixes a minor bug with telescope status messages not always updating, plus it updates the SynScan library to the latest version which fixes iOS 16 compatibility as well as correcting a coordinate mis-match between the SynScan app and Luminos.

December 29, 2022

This update fixes a few bugs: • Astro-Physics mounts no longer start tracking upon connecting • Compressed custom TLEs are decoded reliably • Creating a new list in the list picker no longer crashes • A rare crash which could occur while sorting items has been fixed • A crash when accessing the keyboard in night vision mode has been fixed

October 30, 2022

This update adds numerous cross-references to the deep space database, improves Meade and Astro-Physics mount coordinate updates, adds 60 new surface features, and has updated predictions for Jupiter's Great Red Spot. This update also fixes a bug which often caused the LX200 protocol to refuse to perform gotos. Here is the complete list of changes: Feature - Added numerous deep space cross-references including ESO, LBN, LDN, Collinder, Melotte, Trumpler, King, Cederblad, Gum, PN, PK, Stock, vdBH, Markarian Galaxies, Markarian Clusters, UGC, MCG, and Harvard. Feature - Meade and Astro-Physics mounts update their coordinates much faster by computing the non-native coordinates (ie, az and alt on an eq mount) instead of fetching them from the mount Feature - Added 60 new surface feature names for features on The Moon, Mercury, Mars, Pluto, Europa, and Titan Feature - Adjusted Jupiter Great Red Spot predictions based on current obervations Feature - Added support for Apple Watch Ultra Fixed - The LX200 Compatible telescope protocol slews reliably Fixed - Astro-Physics mounts set the meridian offset to zero before parking

July 15, 2022

This update adds the first four images released by the James Webb Space Telescope to the Deep Space image gallery