The list below summarizes major additions and
changes to recent versions of Mira. Also see the README document
provided with the Mira installation.
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Added the Stack Plots at Right command to the
Plot menu of the Image Window. When enabled,
Plot Windows are
opened and stacked immediately to the right of the current Image
Window. There are also two related commands: The Plot > Stop Stacking Plots at Right command
disables stacking so that new Plot Windows are cascaded form
the upper left like other view windows. The Plot > Reset Stacked Plot Origin command resets
the stack origin to the top of the Image Window.
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Added Close All [Type]
Windows command to the File menu
for the following types of view windows: Image Windows, Plot Windows, 3D Plot Windows,
Report Windows,
Text Windows, and
Script Windows.
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Updated the Transfer
Function Properties dialog to include properties for the
bounding rectangle where pixels are sampled to compute the transfer
function.
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Added the Capture Cursor to TF command for setting the
transfer function sampling region rectangle.
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Added the Reset Bars and Menus command to the mainframe
menu (active when no view window is open). This removes all of your
custom changes to command bars, toolbars, and menus.
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Added the Reset Docking Panes command to the mainframe
menu (active when no view window is open). This removes all of your
custom changes to the position, size, and status of docking
panes.
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Added the Corner
Pixels option for background calculation in source
extraction by the MExtract Module. See the Background Properties
page.
This is a significant upgrade because of the
following feature:.
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: The button commands for zooming, panning,
plot scaling and drawing were enhanced. 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.