PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev7.rc4 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Planetary Tool: introduced support for tracking rates on EQMOD ASCOM mounts. Notably, EQMOD exclusively utilizes the Sidereal tracking rate, adjusting for solar and lunar rates through RA/DEC offsets.
• Planetary Tool: extended camera exposure range: now supports from 1 msec up to 30 seconds. Added debug logging for monitoring mount tracking changes. Implemented warning alerts for total exposure and time lapse durations under 0.5 seconds. Added warning when mount tracking stops during guiding.
• Image Display: fixed screen brightness issue, applicable exclusively in 16 bpp camera mode.

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev7.rc3 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Planetary Tool: change incorrect label from 'Guiding Rate' to 'Tracking Rate' in the Planetary Tracking dialog box.
• Cherry-picked from PHD2 master: Add Philipp and Kirill to about window (OpenPHDGuiding#1182)
• Cherry-picked from PHD2 master: Add Niels to contributors list (OpenPHDGuiding#1175)
• Cherry-picked from PHD2 master: Add INDI Rotator support (OpenPHDGuiding#1091)
• Cherry-picked from PHD2 master: Mac: workaround for wxWidgets crash displaying wxInfoBar icon (OpenPHDGuiding#1179)

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev7.rc2 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Planetary tool: add camera binning control to planetary tracking tool settings to enable inspection and adjustment of current binning value.
• Planetary tool: update tooltips for Min/Max Radii in planetary tool; add hint for approximating solar/lunar detection radius based on pixel scale and solar radius in arcsec.
• Planetary tool: minor code refactoring.

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev7.rc1 for planetary guiding

Recent changes:

• Planetary Tool: add pause/resume planetary detection button to enable handling brief periods of cloud cover and totality during eclipse.
• Planetary Tool: integrated UI controls for reviewing and setting the mount's tracking state and selecting tracking modes.
• Planetary Tool: implement logarithmic scaling for the Detection Sensitivity parameter in the Surface Features Detection algorithm. This modification provides a more intuitive and practical control over the algorithm's sensitivity.

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev6 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Removed the algorithm for detecting circles and its related option from the UI. The algorithm used in Eclipse mode is now the default, proving to be more versatile and reliable.
• Code refactoring to improve parameter load/save functionality and allowing parameter saving without needing to close the planetary tracking dialog box.
• Fix SNR calculation in planetary mode.
• Ensure lock position shift (typically used for tracking comets) is disabled in planetary mode.
• Introduced a filtering mechanism to smooth out spikes in metrics calculated in planetary mode.
• Increased maximum drift values to 60 arcsec/min in Camera Simulator.
• Minor code refactoring and cleanup.

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev6.rc3 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Planetary Tool Feature Addition: implemented the capability to save captured camera frames to a video log file
  in the SER file format (alongside PHD2's debug and guide log files). This functionality is particularly beneficial
  for analyzing and troubleshooting remote observing sessions.
• Planetary Tool Improvements: enhanced the SNR calculation in planetary tracking mode for greater accuracy and robustness.
• Status Line Enhancements: adjusted the SNR field width and repositioned the DEC arrows on the status line
  to ensure clear and unobstructed visibility.

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev6.rc2 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Added camera exposure, time lapse, and gain controls to the planetary tracking dialog box to enhance
  and streamline the end-user experience. When enabling planetary tracking, Star Mass Detection and
  Subframes are automatically disabled.
• Planetary tool: saving non-volatile settings in profile database.
• Sync with Master branch: updated Spanish translation from Mario (OpenPHDGuiding#1171).
• Sync with Master branch: set LIBNOVA when using bundled Indi (OpenPHDGuiding#1172).
• Sync with Master branch: update Touptek lib to version 55.24621.20240204 (OpenPHDGuiding#1169)

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev6.rc1 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Camera Simulator: Refactored code to enable dynamic selection between simulation methods: star generator or
  input from an image file. Added an option to enable or disable mount dynamics for testing purposes.
• Camera Simulator: Updated the camera simulation logic to accurately simulate telescope operations and improved
  its integration with the planetary tracking mode. Introduced an option for simulating RA drift and clouds
  overlaying image files.
• Camera Simulator: Using high quality interpolation for simulating telescope motion.
• Target Window: Fixed label positions to prevent overlap with scale numbers and avoid clipping.

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev5 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Enabled toggling between Sharpness and Radius metrics in Planetary Tracking mode, now supporting sharpness
  measurements across all planet detection algorithms. Improved the Star Profile display in planetary mode by
  removing irrelevant FWHM metrics.
• Corrected zoom behavior in the Star Profile view (applicable to Surface Features Tracking mode only).
• Enhanced the stats window with additional entries specifically relevant to planetary detection.

PHD2 beta version v2.6.13-planet.dev5.rc3 for planetary guiding

Recent changes

• Added an experimental noise suppression filter, potentially beneficial for detecting planetary disks
  in highly noisy input images.
• Restricted the use of excessively large font sizes and updated the label to accurately reflect the planetary mode,
  replacing the previous HFD label.
• Use a fixed-size region for SNR determination in surface features detection mode.
• Fixed a bug related to setting the lower threshold in contour detection.
• Minor bug fixes and conducted code cleanup for improved stability.