This release adds a PHD2 calibration star recommender to the graph view and hardens the journal rich-text editor against content loss and XSS. It also brings analytics to single-user deployments, polishes several graph-view interactions, and cleans up dead code across the codebase. Security What’s New PHD2 Calibration Star Recommender A new widget on the Chart tab recommends the […]
Blueprint Migration Complete The multi-release refactor of the monolithic nova/__init__.py is now complete. All routes have been migrated into dedicated blueprint modules, and supporting infrastructure has been extracted into focused packages: Module What moved nova/blueprints/api.py All /api/* routes, weather chain, telemetry_ping, help docs nova/blueprints/tools.py Equipment CRUD, import/export, journal photos, YAML portability nova/blueprints/admin.py 5 admin user-management routes (new dedicated admin_bp) nova/migration.py 18 YAML
Ask Nova — AI-Powered Target Selection The headline feature in 5.4.0 is Ask Nova, an AI assistant that analyzes your object list and ranks the best targets for tonight based on real-time sky conditions, your location, equipment, and moon phase. How it works AI features in the Journal Supported AI providers Provider Models Notes Anthropic claude-sonnet-4-20250514, claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 good quality rankings
This release brings multi-language support to Nova DSO Tracker, making the application available in 6 languages with full UI and help documentation translations. It also introduces a web-based user management panel for multi-user deployments. New Features Multi-Language Support Nova DSO Tracker is now available in 6 languages: A language selector dropdown in the header lets
This release brings enhanced PDF reports with log file analysis, a new theme preference system, and a comprehensive visual design refresh – what we’re calling the “Facelift.” New Features Log File Analysis in Reports Session and project PDF reports now include charts and analysis from imported log files (ASIAIR, PHD2). When you’ve imported log data for a session, the generated report will automatically include
This is a major release featuring a complete architecture refactor and a comprehensive design system overhaul. Because of the scale of these changes, your feedback is especially valuable — if you encounter any issues, please report them so they can be addressed quickly. Architecture Refactor The codebase has been reorganized from a monolithic structure into a modular package: The entry
This is a maintenance release focused on keeping the application secure and fixing a calculation bug in the dashboard. Security Fixes I have updated several critical libraries to resolve high and moderate-severity vulnerabilities. Keeping these dependencies up to date ensures the tracker stays safe for everyone to use. Bug Fixes Thanks again for all your patience
Hello everyone! Thanks so much for your continued support and feedback on the project – it really helps me keep things moving. I’m happy to announce that Nova DSO Tracker v4.8.0 is now available. Here are the biggest changes we’ve been working on: New Features Under the Hood Thanks again for all your patience and feedback, it really keeps this project going. Clear
Hi everyone, This is a minor update with a few quality-of-life improvements and important bug fixes. Improvements Bug Fixes Thanks for your continued feedback!
Hi everyone! Really sorry for the double update today—this is just a quick hotfix. Security Update Right after pushing the last release, GitHub flagged a security vulnerability in one of the underlying libraries we use. To keep everyone’s installation secure, I have updated urllib3 to version 2.6.3. That is the only change in this version. Better safe than sorry! Thanks for bearing with
