Update notifications

[Paul Gilmartin]

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[ 0.541][INFO] [ This is Stellarium 25.3 (v25.3.0) - https://stellarium.org/ ]
[ 0.542][INFO] [ Copyright (C) 2000-2025 Stellarium Developers ]
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[ 0.542][INFO] 2025-11-26T19:57:50
[ 0.542][INFO] Operating System: macOS Sequoia (15.7.2)

A couple applications I opened today automatically popped
Alerts of available updates. That's a nice feature.

I see "Stellarium -> Help -> About -> Check Updates"
(a wide button at the bottom of the list.)
It does nothing. Is that a bug, or is it telling
me by doing nothing that there's nothing for
me to do?

That page contains a few working hyperlinks. Another to
<https://stellarium.org/> would be valuable.

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Thanks,
gil

[Alexander V. Wolf]

чт, 27 нояб. 2025 г. в 11:08, 'Paul Gilmartin' via Stellarium <stell...@googlegroups.com>:

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[     0.541][INFO] [ This is Stellarium 25.3 (v25.3.0) - https://stellarium.org/ ]
[     0.542][INFO] [ Copyright (C) 2000-2025 Stellarium Developers               ]
[     0.542][INFO]  -------------------------------------------------------------
[     0.542][INFO] 2025-11-26T19:57:50
[     0.542][INFO] Operating System: macOS Sequoia (15.7.2)

A couple applications I opened today automatically popped
Alerts of available updates. That's a nice feature.

I see "Stellarium -> Help -> About -> Check Updates"
(a wide button at the bottom of the list.)
It does nothing.  Is that a bug, or is it telling
me by doing nothing that there's nothing for
me to do?

25.3 is latest release and of course Stellarium will say "This is latest stable version of Stellarium." when button "Check Updates" is pressed

 

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With best regards, Alexander

[Alexander V. Wolf]

Important note: we do not use Apple App Store and we do not provide automatic updating of planetarium

чт, 27 нояб. 2025 г. в 14:29, Alexander V. Wolf <alex....@gmail.com>:

[Paul Gilmartin]

On 11/27/25 00:29, Alexander V. Wolf wrote:
> 25.3 is latest release and of course Stellarium will say "This is latest stable version of Stellarium." when button "Check Updates" is pressed

> ...
To verify this, I dropped back to a 25.2 backup:
Stellarium 25.2
Version 25.2.0 (64-bit)
Based on Qt 6.5.3
Running on Operating System macOS 15.7

Copyright (C) 2000-2025 Stellarium Developers

When I click "Check Updates" an inconspicuous
additional line appears:
Looks like you are using the development version of Stellarium.

This is not a very clear indication that an updated
version, 25.3, is available.

A highlighted hyperlink to the download site would be valuable.

25.3 displays the identical "development version"line
when I click "Check Updates".

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Thanks,
gil

[Alexander V. Wolf]

Hi!

пт, 28 нояб. 2025 г. в 05:19, 'Paul Gilmartin' via Stellarium <stell...@googlegroups.com>:

Ouch... this is a bug, thanks for notification!

[Paul Gilmartin]

On 11/27/25 20:34, Alexander V. Wolf wrote:
> ...

> When I click "Check Updates" an inconspicuous
> additional line appears:
>      Looks like you are using the development version of Stellarium.

> ...

> A highlighted hyperlink to the download site would be valuable.
>
> 25.3 displays the identical "development version"line
> when I click "Check Updates".
>
> Ouch... this is a bug, thanks for notification!
> --

Thanks. My apologies for not reading closely, then
submitting an incomplete report earlier.
However, if the response to "Check Updates" were
highlighted it would be harder to overlook.

If a fix is available in 25.4, I can verify it when 25.5
becomes available :-)

That is, it's difficult for a developer to test for a
condition that occurs so infrequently.

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Thanks again,
gil

[Paul Gilmartin]

On 11/27/25 20:34, Alexander V. Wolf wrote:
>

> A highlighted hyperlink to the download site would be valuable.
>
> 25.3 displays the identical "development version"line
> when I click "Check Updates".
>
> Ouch... this is a bug, thanks for notification!
>

I now see:
Stellarium 25.4
Version 25.4.0 (64-bit)
Based on Qt 6.9.3
Running on Operating System macOS Sequoia (15.7.3)

This is latest stable version of Stellarium.

... Alike on Mac and Linux.

Thanks.

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Happy New Year,
gil

[Ron Macnaughton]

I don't know  how to start new threads.  The upcoming Artemis  expedition to the moon should be visible in telescopes when close to the Earth.  If NASA publishes orbit elements after each burn,  could Stellarium quickly download then post that data to users so anyone could use your program for their location to find the altitude and azimuth?

Ron   

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[Georg Zotti]

I don't know the English GUI, but in top-left you should see a big button with plus that says something like "new thread". 

If NASA pushes orbital elements to the URLs which are configured on your PC (if they publish a dedicated TLE set, you will have to add it) to retrieve orbital elements from, and these orbital elements are compatible to the SGP4 orbital model (2-line elements, earth orbit), users could trigger element refresh on their PCs. 

[Paul Gilmartin]

On 12/30/25 02:28, Georg Zotti wrote:
> I don't know the English GUI, but in top-left you should see a big button with plus that says something like "new thread".

> ...
I start a thread by sending email to stell...@googlegroups.com
GMail may have additional ways.

> If NASA pushes orbital elements to the URLs which are configured on your PC (if they publish a dedicated TLE set, you will have to add it) to retrieve orbital elements from, and these orbital elements are compatible to the SGP4 orbital model (2-line elements, earth orbit), users could trigger element refresh on their PCs.

> ...
That might be:
Configuration -> Plugins -> Satellites ->
Configure -> Sources ->
Type URL of desired source.

I have also edited user-dir/config.ini with a text editor,
but it's tricky.

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gil

[JAY RESPLER]

There are 2 main sources of TLEs.
What is trying to be accomplished here?

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[Ron Macnaughton]

My goal is to make it easy for any astronomy club to call a quick public observing session to see the moving dot of the Artemis spacecraft.  Obviously this depends on local weather and whether the spacecraft could be seen in the evening from a specific location.  I think there's plenty of time before launch to set this up.  

The spacecraft would have to be close enough to be seen. Here's my brightness estimate:

ISS 400 km overhead Mag ~ minus  5

Artemis at same height if 1/100 as bright  Mag 0  (??)

Artemis at 4000 km Mag 5

Artemis at 40,000 km mag 10

Artemis at 400,000 km (Moon) mag 20

I've seen many mag 10 objects through my 4 inch refractor at a dark sky site.  Larger scopes could see deeper, perhaps balancing light pollution.   

If conditions are right, the public could see the spacecraft dot moving.  Ideally show it on a monitor.  Image the excitement of seeing a burn then a change in direction. 

I'm looking for ways to make it easy to predict the location in the sky with up to the minute changing of orbit elements after a burn.  This would have been more exciting for Apollo 8 or 11,  but some might still want to see the first humans in a half century heading moonward. If a planetarium program made appropriate arrangements including prompt upgrading of data, then this outreach might be feasible. It could be called at the last minute and a club member could get a slot on a local radio program. 

Perhaps some members of the public might get more turned on by astronomy.  

Clear skies for 2026 everyone!  

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