{"id":156,"date":"2018-01-09T20:03:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T19:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winstars.net\/en\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:05:36","slug":"changelog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winstars.net\/en\/changelog\/","title":{"rendered":"changelog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Version 3.0.306 (2026\/05\/19)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved functionality of dialog boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.305 (2026\/05\/04)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Updating libraries (Qt, Assimp, Freetype, Quazip) to improve compatibility and resume development of W3.<\/li>\n<li>No more complicated installations on Linux!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.304 (2025\/01\/14)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Various corrections and improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.301 (2023\/12\/28)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Various corrections and improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.293 (2023\/10\/20)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>All compilations use Qt 6.5 (except the Windows x86 version, which remains at Qt 5.11 for compatibility reasons).<\/li>\n<li>Better support for artificial satellites.<\/li>\n<li>The program now manages 40,000 asteroids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.292 (2023\/09\/13)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>WinStars 3 is now free !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.287 (2023\/06\/17)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Rayleigh scattering for a more realistic rendering of the atmosphere.<\/li>\n<li>Planet orbits displayed in planetarium mode.<\/li>\n<li>Manual adjustment of sky background brightness.<\/li>\n<li>Qt 5.15.9 on all platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.286 (2023\/06\/05)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Android: test all W3 features during 24h!<\/li>\n<li>Android: Qt 5.15.9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.286 (2023\/04\/16)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The Hubble telescope recovers its orientation in real time in W3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.284 (2023\/04\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Android &amp; iOS: Removal of the &#8220;video&#8221; function which was useless and required too many permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.281 (2023\/03\/26)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved appearance of stars in &#8220;3D Navigation&#8221; mode (activate &#8220;star3d&#8221; module).<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.276 (2023\/03\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Reorganization of the scientific news in the &#8220;Presentation&#8221; box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.273 (2023\/02\/05)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Android &amp; iOS: new option in the 3d submenu allowing to improve the main textures of the program (landscapes, sky background etc&#8230;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.270 (2022\/12\/15)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Access the astronomical news by clicking on the <strong><em>i<\/em><\/strong> symbols that now appear on the sky charts.<\/li>\n<li>Fixes a problem affecting the download of GaiaEDR3 data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.269 (2022\/11\/23)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>First 3D landscapes (you can move around using SHIFT + directional arrows).<\/li>\n<li>Updating of the trajectory of Artemis I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.268 (2022\/11\/18)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction of all known exoplanets (only visible in the planetarium mode for the moment. It is possible to get the complete list by typing<em><strong> list exo<\/strong> <\/em>in the search box).<\/li>\n<li>Mission Artemis 1.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.263 (2022\/10\/25)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgraded to Qt 6.4.<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.261 (2022\/07\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Milky Way a little brighter. More stars visible at the same time (Android or iOS: reset the settings for best results).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.258 (2022\/06\/24)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Added a thread to load textures faster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.254 (2022\/06\/14)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Added new deep sky catalogs (more than 100000 additional objects).<\/li>\n<li>Possibility to find a deep sky object by entering in the search box &#8211; these are examples &#8211; Messier 1, M 13, NGC 1305, C 875, B 123, LDN 165, LBN 132, PGC 123343&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.253 (2022\/06\/03)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhanced calculations of object positions.<\/li>\n<li>New optimizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.251 (2022\/05\/30)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>It is now possible to walk on the surface of Mars, Moon and Earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.248 (2022\/05\/14)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Better integration of the 280b and GaiaEDR3 catalogs.<\/li>\n<li>Updated OpenNGC catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Qt version 5.15.4<\/li>\n<li>New labels available for stars (HD or HIP numbers).<\/li>\n<li>Many improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.244 (2022\/04\/30)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant improvement of the DSS (Digitized Sky Survey) function.<\/li>\n<li>Creation of a cache server to speed up the downloading of DSS images and stars from the Gaia EDR3 catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.243 (2022\/03\/23)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved accuracy of the positions of the satellites of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.<\/li>\n<li>Addition of small Saturn&#8217;s satellites Calypso, Helene and Telesto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.241 (2022\/03\/09)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimization of the program.<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of the camera movements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.239 (2021\/12\/20)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>JWST (available after launch), TESS and Kepler missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.238 (2021\/11\/29)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>More detailed information boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.236 (2021\/11\/20)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated images of the most important deep sky objects.<\/li>\n<li>Local copy of the W3 database to limit the access of the program to the Internet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.234 (2021\/11\/05)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved rendering of planetary surfaces.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.233 (2021\/11\/01)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Bug fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.230 (2021\/10\/24)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Relief rendering of some satellites of Jupiter and Saturn.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.227 (2021\/10\/04)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Objects are no longer locked by default.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.225 (2021\/09\/29)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Rosetta mission.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.222 (2021\/09\/15)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimisation of the 3d representation of the surface of the Earth, Mars and the Moon.<\/li>\n<li>Android (paid version) : the 3d display of surfaces is now possible, but you need a device compatible with the standard openGL ES 3.2 or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.220 (2021\/09\/11)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>In the paid version, asteroids and comets are represented individually in 3D using different methods: space imagery, radar imagery or light curves (limited to identification numbers &lt; 100 for the moment).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.219 (2021\/08\/28)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>More efficient zooming<\/li>\n<li>Android: fewer permissions needed to install W3<\/li>\n<li>Android: use of .aab format to reduce the size of updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.218 (2021\/07\/15)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a problem affecting the display of planets in planetarium mode.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.207 (2021\/05\/21)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New menu (Android 3).<\/li>\n<li>Bugs fixed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.204 (2021\/04\/22)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved appearance of the stars (in particular, it is now possible to adjust the color saturation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.203 (2021\/04\/16)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>WinStars 3 is now compatible with the Raspberry Pi 4 &amp; 400 nanocomputers.<\/li>\n<li>Improved interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.199 (2021\/04\/06)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>DSS in color.<\/li>\n<li>Improved interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.196 (2021\/04\/01)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New settings available in Display\/Options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.192 (2021\/03\/21)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved font and color settings box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.191 (2021\/03\/15)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New presentation of the dialog boxes.<\/li>\n<li>Android: new menu system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.189 (2021\/02\/13)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New menu (classic) to remove icons.<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of the interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.188 (2021\/01\/30)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Gaia catalogue (EDR3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2012.01533.pdf\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2012.01533.pdf<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.187 (2021\/01\/21)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Translation into Bulgarian (thank you Georgi! )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.183 (2021\/01\/13)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Faster text display.<\/li>\n<li>The program regularly consults a weather website to automatically collect the pressure and temperature of the observation site.<\/li>\n<li>Correction of a bug affecting the entry of negative numbers in dialog boxes.<br \/>\nNew shortcuts.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.182 (2021\/01\/06)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>It is now possible to select an object by keeping a long press on it.<\/li>\n<li>Improved 3D visualisation of the stars when moving among them.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.181 (2020\/12\/30)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Very significant improvement of graphics performance. W3 now works on the smallest Android devices.<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Various enhancements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.180 (2020\/12\/22)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New optimizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.176 (2020\/12\/16)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance improvements.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.173 (2020\/12\/03)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement of the Search box (you can now type a name without diacritical signs).<\/li>\n<li>Performance improvements.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.172 (2020\/11\/28)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the origin of the names of the stars? (learning module)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.167 (2020\/11\/15)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>A new feature &#8220;Tonight&#8221; has been added (under development)<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.166 (2020\/10\/31)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement of the representation of the constellations<\/li>\n<li>Update of the OpenNGC catalogue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.165 (2020\/10\/27)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Star names in Russian (thank you Sergey!)<\/li>\n<li>Various fixes&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.162 (2020\/10\/21)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Icons to locate deep sky objects more easily.<\/li>\n<li>The new &#8221; learning astronomy &#8221; function is developing rapidly.<\/li>\n<li>The program speaks!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.159 (2020\/10\/11)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Integration of users&#8217; suggestions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.157 (2020\/10\/08)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Implementation of an astronomy education module (under development).<\/li>\n<li>Asteroids and comets will gradually be represented with their real form.<\/li>\n<li>Correction of defects in the interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.154 (2020\/09\/20)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The labels of the objects no longer overlap.<\/li>\n<li>Android: fixed a flickering window problem in portrait mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.151 (2020\/09\/10)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction of a new option to reduce the amount of text displayed on the starry sky. This option is useful for small configurations (phones, tablets).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.148 (2020\/09\/04)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Planetarium mode: corrected many defects that appear when using a high magnification (imprecise pointer coordinates, misalignment of DSS plates, difficulties in selecting an object).<\/li>\n<li>Planetarium mode: the Moon is represented with better resolution if textures are available.<\/li>\n<li>Planetarium mode: the planet surface is rendered faster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.147 (2020\/09\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>WinStars uses Indi (https:\/\/indilib.org\/) for controlling telescopes under macOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.146 (2020\/09\/01)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>WinStars uses Indi (https:\/\/indilib.org\/) for controlling telescopes under Linux.<\/li>\n<li>Bugs correction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.145 (2020\/08\/24)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The interface and 3d visualization now work at the same speed. By clicking on a window and moving it to the left, it is now possible to close it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.144 (2020\/08\/22)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Correction of the interface<\/li>\n<li>First iOS tests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.141 (2020\/08\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Faster rendering<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of an iOS version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.138 (2020\/07\/01)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Android: various improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.136 (2020\/05\/12)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Android: adjusts the display with the orientation of the mobile phone<\/li>\n<li>Better stability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.134 (2020\/05\/05)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved font display.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.132 (2020\/04\/30)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Geologic map of the Moon <\/span>(US Geological Survey)<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.131 (2020\/04\/28)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved orbits representation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.129 (2020\/04\/19)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Android: Interface improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.128 (2020\/04\/12)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Integration of the DE438 planetary model from the <em>Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Code refactoring of the source code.<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.121 (2020\/03\/06)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Displaying the Starlink megaconstellation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.118 (2020\/02\/24)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction of tessellation: the surface of planets in 3D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.115 (2020\/02\/11)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New &#8220;Search&#8221; dialog box<\/li>\n<li>Improved video mode.<\/li>\n<li>Windows, Linux: reduction in the amount of data to download during an update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.113 (2020\/02\/07)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Better sky color according to the time of day.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.110 (2020\/01\/25)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Switching to OpenGL 3.3 graphics standards for desktop versions and OpenGL ES 3.0 for mobile versions.<\/li>\n<li>Use of <em>Vertex Array Objects<\/em> to speed up the display of the stars.<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of the Saturn representation.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug affecting the search of the objects.<\/li>\n<li>Android: dialog boxes never accepted text input from the virtual keyboard !<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug that caused stars with magnitude greater than 13 to be displayed several times and slowed down the program considerably.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.106 (2020\/01\/15)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed bugs affecting the fullscreen mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.105 (2020\/01\/12)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>By double-clicking on the name of an object you can now select an object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.104 (2019\/12\/26)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Real-time magnitude of Betelgeuse.<\/li>\n<li>Modification of the <em>Animations<\/em> box.<\/li>\n<li>New icon in the menu system used to reverse the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.102 (2019\/12\/11)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a problem with the Presentation box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.101 (2019\/12\/10)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction of the delta T time correction by Espenak and Meeus (2006).<\/li>\n<li>Reverse the double left and right mouse clicks for better use on PCs with touch screens.<\/li>\n<li>Updated libraries used by WinStars (Assimp, Quazip, zlib, Freetype).<\/li>\n<li>Online documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.100 (2019\/11\/19)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.99 (2019\/11\/15)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.98 (2019\/11\/13)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance improvements<\/li>\n<li>Android: better display of menus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.97 (2019\/11\/05)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: 'Libre Franklin','Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Improved interface<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.96 (2019\/10\/22)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Better font rendering<\/li>\n<li>Increased framerate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.94 (2019\/10\/19)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved interface (font size and colors, adjustable width of the &#8220;Information&#8221; box).<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of the &#8220;Ephemeris&#8221; box.<\/li>\n<li>Android : improvement of the &#8220;virtual reality mode&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.93 (2019\/08\/10)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement of the Russian version of the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.90 (2019\/07\/20)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Apollo 11 module : A small homage to the first steps on the Moon.<\/li>\n<li>Translation of WinStars (website and software) into Russian. Thanks Sergey !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.89 (2019\/07\/19)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"st\">Android: compiled versions optimized for arm64-v8a and x86 processors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"st\">\u00a0High-precision calculation module DE406<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.88 (2019\/07\/16)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"st\">Galactic Module: Explore in 3D large clusters of galaxies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.86 (2019\/06\/17)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"st\">Real time Hubble&#8217;s orientation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.85 (2019\/06\/10)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The German version is complete (thank you Pedro!)<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of the 3D navigation among the galaxies of the EDD catalogue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.84 (2019\/06\/01)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The AD\/Dec and Azi\/hau grids finally have labels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.83 (2019\/05\/28)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New deep sky catalogue (OpenNGC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.81 (2019\/05\/21)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Source code refactoring<\/li>\n<li>German translation (thanks Pedro Gomez!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.79 (2019\/05\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved 3D navigation among stars<\/li>\n<li>Optimized module decompression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.78 (2019\/04\/27)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Rotation around objects is now easier with the mouse<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.75 (2019\/04\/19)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Addition of the Gaia DR 2 catalogue<\/li>\n<li>Update of the SAC catalogue<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.74 (2019\/03\/27)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement of the rendering of the surface of the planets<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced display of 3D objects<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.72 (2019\/03\/07)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The satellites are visible in the planetarium mode.<\/li>\n<li>Still in planetarium mode, the Moon&#8217;s surface is now represented using high resolution textures. Place names are also displayed.<\/li>\n<li>3D object display improved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.68 (2019\/02\/14)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Displays the position of many artificial satellites around the Earth.<\/li>\n<li>WinStars will work even in the case of a main server failure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.67 (2019\/01\/27)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New menu option (Maintenance) for reinitialising all settings, clearing the cache or uninstalling the program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.66 (2019\/01\/25)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Faster line drawing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.65 (2019\/01\/23)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Faster text display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.64 (2019\/01\/21)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>More accurate selection of objects in planetarium mode<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of the interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.63 (2019\/01\/18)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement of the interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.62 (2019\/01\/14)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Compatible with the blender 3D object format<\/li>\n<li>Detailed model of the International Space Station<\/li>\n<li>Fixed minor bugs related to asteroids and comets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.61 (2019\/01\/12)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New &#8220;Geographical position&#8221; dialog box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.60 (2019\/01\/07)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New landscapes<\/li>\n<li>Interface improvements<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a problem with white boxes displayed on Intel HD Graphics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.58 (2019\/01\/04)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a problem with textures on 3D objects<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of the fisheye effect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.57 (2019\/01\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New optimisations<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.56 (2018\/12\/22)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>This version manages objects in fbx format and improves the 3D rendering speed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.55 (2018\/09\/04)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a crash at startup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.53 (2018\/09\/02)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Android : new system menu<\/li>\n<li>Faster star rendering<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of program behavior in windowed mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.52 (2018\/08\/25)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New planetary surface rendering technique<\/li>\n<li>New textures<\/li>\n<li>Sun reflection in the oceans<\/li>\n<li>Displays the names of craters, plains and fissures visible on the surface of planets and satellites<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug affecting comets and asteroids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.51 (2018\/08\/09)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>New &#8220;time and date&#8221; dialog box<\/li>\n<li>Symbolic representation of deep sky objects<\/li>\n<li>Many interface improvements<\/li>\n<li>New icon to adjust the sky view according to the device&#8217;s sensors<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug affecting the saving of parameters<\/li>\n<li>Spanish Translation<\/li>\n<li>An x86 version is now available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.42 (2018\/07\/27)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Many improvements, especially for the Android version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.32 (2018\/07\/19)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>WinStars 3 full version becomes free for Linux<\/li>\n<li>Fix OpenGL issues<\/li>\n<li>Improved font display<\/li>\n<li>Modification of &#8220;Asteroids&#8221; and &#8220;Comets&#8221; boxes<\/li>\n<li>New textures<\/li>\n<li>Better display of the relief on the Moon and Mars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.31 (2018\/07\/16)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Software performance optimization<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;news&#8221; dialog box<\/li>\n<li>Brighter sky for a better usability<\/li>\n<li>Bug correction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Version 3.0.30 (2018\/06\/18)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The &#8220;observer position&#8221; 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