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Merge pull request #221 from CanardConfit/imported
[Automation] [2026-01-25] Mirroring from the Mercury repo
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‎astap_main.pas‎

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IniFiles;{for saving and loading settings}
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const
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astap_version='2026.01.15'; // astap_version := {$I %DATE%} + ' ' + {$I %TIME%});
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astap_version='2026.01.24'; // astap_version := {$I %DATE%} + ' ' + {$I %TIME%});
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type
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tshapes = record //a shape and it positions
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shape : Tshape;
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end;
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end
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else
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if ((header[i+2]='-') and (header[i+3]='A') and (header[i+4]='G')) then //JD_AVG
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if ((header[i+2]='-') and (header[i+3]='A') and (header[i+4]='G')) then //JD-AVG
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begin
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// if head.date_avg='' then {DATE-AVG overrules any JD value}
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begin
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procedure Tmainform1.DisplayHint(Sender: TObject);
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var
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hintStr: string;
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begin
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if ((length(GetlongHint(Application.Hint))>0)) then
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hintStr := GetLongHint(Application.Hint);
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if length(hintstr)>0 then
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begin
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// mainform1.Caption:=GetlongHint(Application.Hint);
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statusbar1.SimplePanel:=true;
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statusbar1.Simpletext:=GetlongHint(Application.Hint);
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if (Copy(hintStr, 1, 1) = '#') then
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begin
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if Assigned(Screen.ActiveForm) and (Screen.ActiveForm is Tstackmenu1) then
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begin
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Screen.ActiveForm.Caption := Copy(hintStr, 2, 999);
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Exit; // Don't show in statusbar
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end;
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end
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else
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begin
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statusbar1.SimplePanel:=true;
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statusbar1.Simpletext:=hintStr;
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stackmenu1.Caption:='Stack menu'; // Or empty string, or default
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end;
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end
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statusbar1.SimplePanel:=false;

‎documentation/astap.htm‎

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</a><br>
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(5 million galaxies)</big></td>
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<td style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); width: 141px;" colspan="1" rowspan="3"><big><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/star_databases/variable_star_database.exe/download"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Variable stars</span></a><br>
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(v2025.12.22)</big></td>
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(v2025.12.22)<br><a href="nova_positions_retrieval.zip"><br>Nova positions retrieval program</a></big></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233);"><big>Window
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<td><big>MacOS&nbsp;64 bit for intel<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>processors</big></td>
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<td><big><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/macOS%20installer/astap.pkg/download">Program</a>
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(v2026.01.06)<br>
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(v2026.01.15)<br>
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/macOS%20installer/openssl_libraries.pkg/download">OpenSSL
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1.1</a> for internet&nbsp;access</big></td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233);"><big><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/star_databases/d80_star_database.pkg/download">D80</a></big></td>
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<td style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233);"><big>MacOS&nbsp;64
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processors (M-types)</big></td>
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<td style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233);"><big><span style="color: red;"></span><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/macOS%20installer/astap_M1.pkg/download">Program&nbsp;</a></big><big>(v2026.01.06)</big><big>
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<td style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233);"><big><span style="color: red;"></span><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/macOS%20installer/astap_M1.pkg/download">Program&nbsp;</a></big><big>(v2026.01.15)</big><big>
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code signing required! See instructions at this&nbsp;<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/macOS%20installer/">link</a>&nbsp;(bottom)!!
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Significant faster. <small><small>(Dcraw and FITS
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<td style="background-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><big>MacOS&nbsp;64
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<td style="background-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><big><a href="astap_mac_X86_64.zip">astap_mac_X86_64.zip</a>
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(v2026.01.15)<br>
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<td style="background-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><big>MacOS
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<li><big><a href="astap.htm#export_data">Copy
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<li><big><a href="#nova_batch_processing">Batch
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menu unknown stars (Novae search)</a><br>
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</big></li>
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menu unknown stars (Novae search)</a></big></li><li><a href="#header_keyword"><big>Change header keyword batch wise.</big></a></li>
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<li><big><a href="#darks_tab">Darks tab</a></big></li>
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<li><big><a href="astap.htm#measure_all">Measure
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all visible variables in one step</a></big></li>
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<li><big><a href="astap.htm#asteroid_magnitude">Measuring
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asteroid magnitudes</a></big></li>
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asteroid magnitudes</a></big></li><li><big><a href="#photometry_popup">Pop-up menu photometry tab</a> <br></big></li>
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request a time shift in hours. This could be used to correct a recorded
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time of observation. The old DATE-OBS is&nbsp;stored be behind a
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<br>
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<big><br><br>
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<a name="uncheck_outliers"></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Lights
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<img style="width: 1345px; height: 1215px;" alt="" src="astap_nova2.jpg"><br>
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<img style="width: 1345px; height: 1215px;" alt="" src="astap_nova2.jpg"><br><br><br><br><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Database for novae</span></big><br><br>There is a small utility <a href="nova_positions_retrieval.zip">nova_positions_retrieval.zip</a> &nbsp;for Windows to retrieve the nova positions from <a href="https://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html" rel="nofollow">www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html</a>
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&nbsp;and writes it to the variable star database
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&nbsp;variable_stars_15.csv. Extract the utility program at the ASTAP
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directory or place the output file variable_stars_15.csv in the ASTAP
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directory. Select in the photometry tab for annotation "Local database
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mag 15". Select in the viewer "Variable star annotation", shortcut
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CTRL+K. If you need this utility for Linux or Mac tell me.<br><br>&nbsp;</big><big><br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></big>
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<p align="left"></p><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="header_keyword"></a>&nbsp;Lights tab, pop-up menu, change header&nbsp; keyword batch wise.</span></big><p align="left"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Change header keywords of
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required. Select the files to modify and select the pop-up menu with the right mouse button.&nbsp;</big><big>If &nbsp;you
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will be removed from all file headers.</big></p><big> </big><big>If
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guideline:</big></p>
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using the&nbsp;</big><big><span style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Browse</span></big><big>&nbsp;button. &nbsp;If you have a SeeStar telescope use these <a href="seestar.htm">SeeStar guideline</a>.</big></p>
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