What's new in Xplanet 1.2.1
May 13, 2009
- Add shadows from satellites on Saturn's rings, let brightness of rings go to zero as Saturn approaches equinox.
- Add trail_output option to satellite files to print out satellite positions.
- Calculate eclipse shadows a little past the terminator so they don't get cut off sharply.
- Reload satellite files in case TLE files are updated between renderings. Suggested by Lutz Mändle.
- Added Lambert Equal Area projection
- Check that -origin above or below is not specified for the Sun.
- Add patch from Doug Hawkins to support marker_* keywords in config file.
- Added the -label_body option. This is useful in conjunction with -separation to specify which body the label should apply to.
- Added the -separation option. This places the observer at a point in space where two bodies have the specified separation.
- Allow -glare 0 to remove sun glare.
- Fixed a bug where arcs were sometimes not drawn if they were vertical or horizontal lines.
- A thickness value may now be specified for arcs.
- Added max_radius and min_radius keywords to marker files. This disables drawing of the marker if the planet radius is larger than or smaller than the specified value, respectively.
- Fixed a bug where the arc color was not reset to the default color for subsequent arcs in the file.