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What's new in this version:

Added:
- rectangular sensor crop overlay support [Oculars]
- support newly marker in Search Tool (Position and Settings tabs) [Search Tool]
- new features for scripting engine: extend the JavaScript classes corresponding to Vec3f and Vec3d [Scripting]
- options to be able to define and use custom FOV circles for Telrad [Oculars]
- VecMath tests for the new functions
- VecMath feature: Vector/QColor conversions
- feature to set current date and time as initial data when AstroCalc/Ephemeris is open [AstroCalc]
- notification for user when version of DSO catalog is mismatched
- support Trumpler Catalogue (Tr or Trumpler) [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- support Stock Catalogue (St or Stock) [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- support Ruprecht Catalogue (Ru or Ruprecht) [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- support "van den Bergh-Hagen Catalogue" (VdB-Ha) [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- support search by long name for Trumpler, Stock, Ruprecht, Collinder and Melotte catalogues [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- new type of DSO objects: region of the sky [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- special case for improve DSO regions visibility [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- outlines for DSO regions [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- marker of center of FOV on the sky [Special Markers]
- circular marker of FOV on the sky [Special Markers]
- rectangular marker of FOV on the sky [Special Markers]
- tool for adjustable thickness of the planetary trails
- tool for adjustable line thickness for ephemeris lines
- tool for adjustable thickness of the planetary orbits
- a column, showing the elevation of the object at transit times into AstroCalc/WUT tool [AstroCalc]
- new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: regions of the sky [AstroCalc]
- new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: pulsars (the category available if Pulsars plugin is loaded and pulsars are enabled to display) [AstroCalc]
- new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: bright nova stars (the category available if Bright Novae plugin is loaded) [AstroCalc]
- new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: bright supernova stars (the category available if Historical Supernovae plugin is loaded) [AstroCalc]
- new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: exoplanetary systems (the category available if Exoplanets plugin is loaded and exoplanets are enabled to display) [AstroCalc]
- new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: active galaxies (this category may include additional quasars if Quasars plugin is loaded and quasars are enabled to display) [AstroCalc]
- new category into AstroCalc/WUT tool: interacting galaxies [AstroCalc]
- new unit tests for DeltaT
- tool to guess the group of satellites by their names [Satellites]
- new groups of satellites [Satellites]
- method to check state of loading for the plugins
- column Elevation for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool [AstroCalc]
- default groups for some satellites from default JSON catalog [Satellites]
- missing tool for define color of regions of the sky
- regions of the sky into Lists of Search Tool [Search Tool]
- tool to export version of Stellarium through StelProperty and Remote Control plugin
- display of epoch of the TLE for artificial satellites [Satellites]
- new flag for InfoString of planets, comets and minor planets
- better arrangement of InfoString entries for planets, comets and minor planets
- highlighting for string literals between apostrophes for Script Console [Scripting]
- highlighting for regular expressions for Script Console [Scripting]
- highlighting for multiline comments for Script Console [Scripting]
- highlighting for exponential numeric format for Script Console [Scripting]
- highlighting for hexadecimal numeric literals for Script Console [Scripting]
- separate highlighting of predefined names from that of keywords for Script Console [Scripting]
- red highlighting for unknown methods of Stellarium modules for Script Console [Scripting]
- highlighting for methods of StelSkyDrawer and core for Script Console [Scripting]
- penumbral and umbral magnitudes during lunar eclipse
- comments for scripters [Scripting]
- radar cross-section (RCS) data for satellites [Satellites]
- calculate approximaged visual magnitude for satellites from their RCS value [Satellites]
- special case for set RCS value for Starlink satellites [Satellites]
- option to allow drawing of landscape polygon only, if a polygon is defined [Landscapes]
- option to allow a polygon to be drawn in the foreground (out of regular call sequence) [Landscapes]
- option to allow landscape polygon overdrawn onto the 3D scenery [Scenery3D]
- GUI and minor redesign of remaining icons [GUI]
- computation an approximated angular size of satellites (the linear size is obtained from RCS value and we use spherical shape for satellites) [Satellites]
- special case for computation an approximated angular size of ISS (we are defined linear size of ISS by "hands") [Satellites]
- tool to display a focuser overlay in the sensor view [Oculars]
- checking conflicts for keyboard shortcuts with informing user if conflicts are exist
- tool to rescale oversize textures on-the-fly
- show a fuchsia-colored replacement texture for wrong filename
- NORAD numbers in addition to name of artificial satellite in Satellites Import Dialog for available for search [Satellites]
- function to compute distance between locations, on a flattened planet, in km
- geographic coordinates of center line for total and annular solar eclipse

Fixed:
- security issue for jquery
- magnitudes for planetary nebulae [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- data for "Part of a Galaxy" objects [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- work for clipboard in Script Console tool: avoid effects caused by QTextEdit after copy-paste from HTML pages. [Scripting]
- telescope syncing for INDI [Telescope Control]
- “Uninitialized members” issue in Script Console [Scripting]
- VecMath features: moved vector/string conversion previously in StelUtils to the VecMath classes
- VecMath feature: moved un-inlineable definitions to separate cpp file
- proper motion output
- time delay with planet movement information
- cross-id data for open clusters [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- designations for van den Bergh catalogues [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- descriptions for van den Bergh catalogues [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- crash in scripting method core.setObserverLocation() when planet is not defined or not exist [Scripting]
- core.setObserverLocation() behaviour: avoid duplicating a country if script programmer provides one [Scripting]
- object type info for meteor showers [Meteor Showers]
- crash when lens are deleted in Oculars plugin [Oculars]
- (a temporary fix) crash Stellarium when autoconnect is enabled for ASCOM device, but device is not attached [Telescope Control]
- wrong approximated visual magnitude of satellites [Satellites]
- guessing groups of satellites [Satellites]
- possible cache problem for magnitudes
- casting warnings
- topocentric/geocentric corrections for ArchaeoLines plugin [ArchaeoLines]
- crash AstroCalc/WUT tool when required plugin is not loaded [AstroCalc]
- docs and tooltips
- visibility of deep-sky regions of the sky
- work of regions of the sky in AstroCalc/Positions tool [AstroCalc]
- missing object in Bennett's list of deep-sky objects (switched to synonym of missed object) [Search Tool]
- missing object in Dunlop's list of deep-sky objects (switched to synonym of missed object) [Search Tool]
- visual style for dialog to define custom equation of DeltaT
- crossquarter declinations in ArchaeoLines plugin [ArchaeoLines]
- updating timezones when loading landscapes/sceneries
- updating location panel when off-screen
- a deprecation warning for InfoString of planets, comets and minor planets
- broken highlighting for quoted string literals for Script Console [Scripting]
- broken highlighting for line comment for Script Console [Scripting]
- indentation problems in the code
- crash when removing already removed selection of constellations
- jumping of the Moon
- visibility for telescope selector when image sensor frame enabled after binocular [Oculars]
- saving thickness of the planetary trails and orbits
- context data for unit measure in Satellites plugin [Satellites]
- a stupid bug in ArchaeoLines [ArchaeoLines]
- sign of one element in the matrix sequence for nutation
- Scripting Engine bug: a script isn't terminated properly via the stop script button [Scripting]
- crash when texture isn't found
- the maximum size of CCD: increased limit of sensor size to 100000 pixels [Oculars]
- visual artifacts on the sky
- bug in Vec3d constructor for scripting engine [Scripting]
- shader bug visible during Total Solar Eclipses only

Updated:
- default settings for InnoSetup Script (.iss) file
- Stellarium User Guide
- morphological classification of open clusters [DSO Catalog, v3.10]
- subsystem to obtain the standard magnitudes of artificial satellites [Satellites]
- method for load standard magnitudes and RCS data for satellites [Satellites]
- size of window resize border to reduce difficulties to their resize
- InfoString block for artificial satellites [Satellites]
- minimum height of artificial satellite to check the valid orbit [Satellites]
- default source of Starlink TLE's [Satellites]

Changed:
- behaviour of GUI in Satellites tab in Satellites plugin [Satellites]
- AstroCalc/WUT tool behaviour: radiogalaxies, active galaxies, quasars, blazars and BL Lac objects was moved from 'Galaxies' category into 'Active galaxies' category [AstroCalc]
- behaviour of AstroCalc/WUT tool: let's use visual magnitude for all objects without extinction data [AstroCalc]
- "Arguments" to "arguments" for highlighter in Script Console [Scripting]

Removed:
- obsolete scripting methods from StarMgr class [Scripting]
- duplicate code for InfoString of planets, comets and minor planets
- "Global" from highlighter in Script Console [Scripting]
Removed unused variables