Git commit 2cd8471514ea5376cb4ae597003d09184e22c7fe by Jasem Mutlaq. Committed on 28/01/2015 at 05:35. Pushed by mutlaqja into branch 'master'.
Remove AAVSO stuff. Add link to DBUS functions and short info on Ekos D +- -- doc/aavso.png M +8 -11 doc/index.docbook http://commits.kde.org/kstars/2cd8471514ea5376cb4ae597003d09184e22c7fe diff --git a/doc/aavso.png b/doc/aavso.png deleted file mode 100644 index f73cdb9..0000000 Binary files a/doc/aavso.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook index c51749c..445bf74 100644 --- a/doc/index.docbook +++ b/doc/index.docbook @@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ <!ENTITY stars SYSTEM "stars.docbook"> <!ENTITY telescopes SYSTEM "telescopes.docbook"> <!ENTITY timezones SYSTEM "timezones.docbook"> - <!-- <!ENTITY tool-aavso SYSTEM "lightcurves.docbook"> - removed after 4.9, see http://commits.kde.org/kstars/c8dd5af7bff7f738ce2b6ab68bdb46e9125bde7d--> <!ENTITY tool-altvstime SYSTEM "altvstime.docbook"> <!ENTITY tool-calculator SYSTEM "calculator.docbook"> <!ENTITY tool-details SYSTEM "details.docbook"> @@ -154,14 +152,14 @@ </authorgroup> <copyright> -<year>2001-2007</year> +<year>2001-2015</year> <holder>&Jason.Harris; and the &kstars; Team</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> <date>2013-11-09</date> -<releaseinfo>2.1.0 (&kde; 4.12)</releaseinfo> +<releaseinfo>2.3.0 (&kde; 15.04)</releaseinfo> <abstract> <para> @@ -223,12 +221,7 @@ front-end to your observing logs and your personal astronomical notebook. Our <link linkend="tool-calculator">Astrocalculator</link> tool provides direct access to many of the algorithms the program uses behind the scenes, including coordinate converters and time -calculators. <!--The <link linkend="tool-aavso">AAVSO Lightcurve -Generator</link> tool will download a lightcurve for any of the 6000+ -variable stars monitored by the American Association of Variable Star -Observers (AAVSO). The lightcurves are generated <quote>on the -fly</quote> by querying the AAVSO server directly, ensuring that you - have the very latest data points.--> +calculators. </para> <para> You can plan an observing session using our <link @@ -258,7 +251,8 @@ topics that can be explored with &kstars;. In addition, &kstars; includes &DBus; functions that allow you to <link linkend="tool-scriptbuilder">write complex scripts</link>, making &kstars; a powerful "demo engine" for classroom use or general illustration of -astronomical topics. +astronomical topics. Furthermore, any 3rd party tool or language with support of &DBus; can be used to write powerful scripts using +<ulink url="http://api.kde.org/4.x-api/kdeedu-apidocs/kstars/html/classKStars.html";>&kstars; &DBUS; API</ulink> </para> <para> However, &kstars; is not just for students. You can control telescopes @@ -273,6 +267,9 @@ architecture allows for seamless control of any number of <link linkend="indi-kstars-setup">local</link> or <link linkend="indi-remote-control">remote</link> telescopes using a single &kstars; session. +For advanced users, &kstars; provides Ekos, a complete astrophotography suite for Linux. <ulink url="http://www.indilib.org/about/ekos.html";>Ekos</ulink> is based on a modular extensible framework to perform common astrophotography tasks. +This includes highly accurate GOTOs using astrometry solver, ability to measure and correct polar alignment errors , auto-focus & auto-guide capabilities, +and capture of single or stack of images with filter wheel support. </para> <para> We are very interested in your feedback; please report bugs or
