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.
This is a significant upgrade because of the new
window-level connections into the Mira Pro x64 User's Guide
as described below:
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.
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Grid
Controls: Added plotting, charting, Open in Excel, Execute
Script, and other analysis commands to the pop-up menu of most
grid controls.
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Create Pixel Mask command: Added some options
including export to text file.
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Plot Windows
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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.
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Aperture Photometry package: Added several new
options added to the Apphot Properties > Other page:
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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)
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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.
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Boost option to the Transfer Function
Panes and Setup Transfer Function dialogs. The Boost option enhances the transfer function
settings by identifying and expanding compressed ranges of pixel
value without saturating bright regions of the image. In
astronomical images, contrast expansion is typically beneficial for
revealing subtle details where an object merges into the
background. See the description in Choosing Transfer
Function Properties and an example in Using the Boost
Transfer Function Option.