New Features

The list below summarizes major additions and changes to the most recent version of Mira. Also see the README document provided with the Mira installation.

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Version 8.61

• Statistics Properties: Added the following options to the dialog:

•     Save Statistics to Header option saves the calculations as keywords in the FITS header.

      Standard Error of the Mean added to the estimator options.

      Standard Error of the Mean - Clipped added to the estimator options.

      Remove Statistics Keywords: This new command removes all statistics keywords from the image header. It was added to the Image Window Measure > Statistics submenu.

      List Statistics Keywords: This new command lists all statistics keywords from the headers of an image or image set. It was added to the Image Window menu in the Edit > List Keyword Types submenu and the Measure > Statistics submenu.

• Calculate Julian Date: This new command calculates 4 types of Julian Date and add the result to the image header. This was added to the global Processing > Utilities menu and the Process > Utilities menu for Image Windows.

• Tutorial: Added Using FITS Keywords to Analyze Image Data which illustrates both a user interface method and a script method to create a scatter plot of image sky brightness versus Modified Julian Date.

Version 8.60

Mira Pro x64 version 8.60 is a major upgrade with dozens of new and improved features and a vast expansion of its scripting capabilities.

• Script Execution Interface: Added direct script execution capability to several Mira View Window types:

•     Image Windows

      Plot Windows

      Grid Windows

      Measurement Panes

      Grid Controls

• Script Samples: Added numerous sample scripts for showing execution directly from the view windows and controls listed above. These are named "Execute.... .lua" and are referenced within this document.

• Grid Controls: Added plotting, charting, Open in Excel, Execute Script, and other analysis commands to the pop-up menu of most grid controls.

• Create Pixel Mask command: Added some options including export to text file.

• Plot Windows

•     Plot Bar: Enhanced the button commands for zooming, panning, plot scaling and drawing, and plot series attributes. Also added 4 new buttons for the commands below.

      Statistics Measurement and Statistics Properties commands. These provide 17 statistical estimators and parameters for characterizing the plot series. Both commands are available from the Measure > Statistics pull-down menu and the Plot Bar.

      Plot Point Measurements package: Added for Plot Windows to the Measure > Lines pull-down menu and the Plot Bar.

      Plot Line Measurements package: Added for Plot Windows to the Measure > Points pull-down menu and the Plot Bar.

      Go to Source Image command: For Plot Windows generated from displayed images, this commands selects the source Image Window from the window stack and then displays the source image and pixel coordinates used to generate the plot. This command is available from the View > Go to Source Image pull-down menu and the Plot Bar.

      Statistics docking pane: Shows plot statistics measurements for plot series in the Plot Window.

      Mark Statistic command: Added to the Statistics measurements pane to draw a selected statistic in the Plot Window.

• Aperture Photometry package: Added several new options added to the Apphot Properties > Other page:

•     Import Photometry Catalog: Added support for world coordinates specified in (degrees, degrees) to the existing option for (hms, dms) and (column,row) pixel coordinates. See Import Photometry Catalog

      Photometric Zero Point: added option to use the zero point from the image header rather than calculate it.

      Airmass: added option to use the airmass from the image header rather than calculate it.

• Go To Coordinates command for Image Windows: Added support for world coordinates specified in (degrees, degrees) was added to the existing options for (hms,dms) and (column,row) pixel coordinates. See Go To Coordinates.

• Toolbars converted to Docking Panes: Converted 17 toolbars used for measurement and analysis packages to docking pane toolbars. The new docking panes can be opened, closed, tabified, and stacked. All markers and measurements are retained if the toolbar is closed and re-opened. The following toolbars were converted:

•     Points

      Lines

      Angles

      Regions

      Apphot

      Astrometry

      Star Removal

      Source Extraction

      Interactive Repair

      Distance and Angle

      Image Registration

      Line Profile

      Labels

      Contour Plot

      Interactive Contour Plot

      Plot Points (new package added)

      Plot Lines (new package added)

• Angle "snap" was added to the Lines, Distance & Angle, and Line Profile packages for the Image Window and the Lines package for the Plot Window. Snapping to integral angles is implemented by holding the SHIFT key while drawing the line. A 45 degree snap is available for Image Windows and a 90 degree snap is available for Plot Windows.

• Shape Properties: This new page was added to the Marker Properties dialog for Plot Point Measurements. Use it to select the style and size of the point markers drawn in Plot Windows.

• General Properties dialog: New options were added

•     Default line is stepped line

      Open file tabs toward the left

      Open docking panes on hover

      Default max cell width

Script Language

• The Mira Pro x64 Script library adds several new classes and methods, plus dozens of new functions. See the Mira Pro x64 Script User's Guide.

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