Luminos 3.0 brings major new features to Luminos. Observation Lists and Challenge Lists add the ability to make your own target lists and browse/complete pre-configured target lists such as Messier, Herschel and Caldwell lists. All-new atmospheric rendering adds greater accuracy and realism at any elevation within the atmosphere. Also new are observation tools which provide equipment lists, FOV/magnification calculators, reticle displays and Telrad-compatible displays. Click the “read the rest” link to see the release notes.

FEATURE Observation lists allow you to create personal lists of objects for planning
FEATURE Messier, Herschel, and Caldwell challenge lists make it easy to track your progress in completing these deep space target lists
FEATURE Observation notes provide simple notetaking for objects in any list
FEATURE Equipment lists store your telescopes, eyepieces, barlows, and focal reducers for easy selection
FEATURE Equipment browsers show you the effect each choice will have on magnification and exit pupil to make it easier to find the best piece for the job
FEATURE Observation tools calculate info and displays for your selected equipment such as exit pupil and magnification
FEATURE Telrad circles make it easy to use Luminos for star hopping in conjunction with a Telrad finder
FEATURE Reticle display shows a sized reticle overlay to help you guage how much you’ll see
FEATURE Improved appearance with easier-to-read text and enhanced colors
FEATURE Improved constellation image fading
FEATURE New atmospheric shading provides more realism than ever
FEATURE High accuracy terrain lighting provides better estimations of darkness
FEATURE The view can now be panned and zoomed while the date/time popover is open
FEATURE New constellation artwork for Virgo, Capricorn and Sagittarius
FEATURE New Hubble images for Ring of Dark Matter, Ultra Deep Field, NGC 4214, Arp 273, HD 107146, and Hanny’s Voorwerp
FEATURE Centering crosshairs are shown when panning in orbit mode to make choosing a landing spot easier
BUGFIX Directional arrow and Earth’s atmosphere no longer sometimes suddenly get lighter or darker
BUGFIX Stopping time no longer causes animations to stop
BUGFIX Popovers will return to the toolbar after the keyboard is ejected
BUGFIX Constellation names and Hubble images no longer sometimes start up in night vision mode
BUGFIX 3D Terrain receives lighting when atmosphere is disabled
BUGFIX Fixed icon for Galactic Center Mosaic
BUGFIX Improved ability to search by identifiers

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