Opportunity Sol 549

Done at the RAT hole, apparantly. On the way to check out the dark "cobble", most likely (see the August 7 Steve Squyres update).

Spirit Sol 565-567

The view straight forward and down about 40 degrees.


Close-up.


Close-up.


Close-up.


View toward the rear.


Close-up.

Sol 544 Microscopic Images

First Microscopic Imager image of the exposed bedrock has come down (well, partly)... There are still blueberries. Looks just like the Eagle Crater outcrop to me, although maybe the berries tend to be a little more irregular here?

On an administrative note, I've disabled comments on this site for now. We were starting to get spam, or at least clueless postings, and anyway there are better forums for making non-frivolous comments.

Back to Spirit Sol 490

Since we seem to be between raw image updates this weekend, I'm going back and filling in the mmbpans for Spirit, working on the navcam panoramas first. Made it back to Sol 490 so far...

Metadata update

Oh, and by the way, there is a new Mission Update by Steve Squyres. I really recommend reading these, there is no better source of information as to what's going on for those of us outside the MER project.

Also, I would probably be remiss if I didn't point out that Steve Squyres' new book, Roving Mars, is now out. I read it this weekend.

Opportunity Sol 545

Opportunity is drilling a hole in the exposed rock. This will be the first rock she's RATed after travelling a considerable distance, so any differences in the composition will no doubt be interesting.

On the Pavement

Back on "solid land" for the moment. Feels good.

Opportunity Sol 543

Opportunity Sol 542

Metadata update

Opportunity Sol 541

Metadata update

Spirit Sol 561 False-Color continued

View to the south (roughly speaking), rover-relative azimuth 106 degrees, 25 degree field of view.

Metadata Update

Opportunity Sol 541 Pancam Context

(When you see screenshots like this posted to this page, usually that will also mean that the Midnight Mars Browser metadata has been updated, so you can view these same panoramas in full resolution and facing any direction using the Midnight Mars Browser application.)

Spirit Sol 561 False-Color

Pancam images taken on Spirit Sol 561 (false-color):

Version 1.2.3

Version 1.2.3 adds the ability to view panoramas in anaglyph mode.

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Complete Navcam Pans for Opportunity Posted

Midnight Mars Browser metadata now includes pretty much all of the complete navcam panoramas for Opportunity. Sol 360 to present was done by hand, since the full image information hasn't been released.

Big Update - Version 1.2.2, Panoramas for Sols 270-360

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.2.2 is now up, continuing the solidification of the new Panorama feature. In particular, this version fixes an issue where some images were not displayed in the correct positions. Also some basic mouse control has been added. This would be a good version to download, if you've been waiting, as it may be the last software update for awhile; I will be working on creating new panorama definitions and taking some time off.

Note that instructions for using the Panorama feature have now been included in the README file. In particular, one frequently asked question is, "How do I zoom in and out?" The answer is: you use the A and Z keys. Or in version 1.2.2, you can hold down the alt key and move the mouse up or down.

In addition, generated panorama definitions for Sols 271-360 are now online! If you have Automatic Updates enabled, the definitions should be downloaded automatically by the program during the next update. You could also use the "Update Metadata" menu option to get them. The panorama definitions for Sols 1-270 have also been regenerated, with some refinements.

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Here's a screenshot of one of the new panoramas from Opportunity...

Spirit Sol 556

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

This is the view looking down at 40 degrees in the direction that Spirit is facing as of Sol 556, after a turn and bump forward.

Spirit Sol 551-555; Metadata Update

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Spirit Sol 551-554

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Overlay of pancam false color images on Spirit Sol 551-554. In the forground is "Voltaire".

Opportunity Sol 496-498

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

This is a combination of navcam and false-color pancam images from from Opportunity Sol 496-498, looking back at Purgatory Dune. Some new panoramas (including this one) have been posted as Midnight Mars Browser metadata updates.

Opportunity Sol 530-531 Panorama

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

The Opportunity Sol 530-531 Panorama is now posted, here is a screenshot. This is a combination of navcam and pancam images.

Creating Panoramas

For those who would like to try it, basic instructions for creating navcam panoramas using Midnight Mars Browser 1.2.1 are now in the instructions file. These techniques are intended for advanced users only.

Spirit Sol 551 Panorama

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

The metadata for the Spirit Sol 551 navcam panorama has now been posted. As you can see in the screenshot, this is a nice one because two dust devils are visible on the plains.

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.2.1

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.2.1 features numerous improvements to the new Panorama feature. For performance, thumbnail images are now displayed until you press "F" or select the "Full Resolution" menu option under the Navigate menu. Thumbnail size has been increased from 128x128 to 256x256 to work optimally with panoramas. If you are upgrading from version 1.2, you should delete the thumbnails directory in the MidnightMarsBrowser home directory, so that the program will rebuild the thumbnails at the improved resolution. Panoramas will load much faster the second time, as the on the first load the thumbnails may need to be created.

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Spirit Navcam Panorama Sol 550

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Screenshot of a Midnight Mars Browser panorama of Spirit Navcam images taken on Sol 550. In the forground I believe is the latest rock outcrop that Spirit will investigate, as mentioned in the latest Steve Squyres mission update.

A new version of Midnight Mars Browser should be posted in a few minutes, if my connection to .Mac holds out.

Make That 0.7 degrees

Yes, I know, you probably have no idea what I'm talking about... Suffice it to say, Spirit navcam panoramas are starting to look pretty nice.

I noticed that on Windows the menus don't work from the Panorama window. Actually the keyboard equivalents work, but you can't actually see the menus when they drop down over the panorama view, making them kind of useless. This will be fixed in 1.2.1, which should be out this weekend if not before.

Mini-Crater?

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Here's an MMB-generated pan from Opportunity Sol 526.

Twisted Tales

Did you know that Spirit's left navigation camera is twisted from straight-up-and-down orientation by about (my current best approximation) 0.8 degrees? You learn things like this when you start putting panoramas together...

First Post-270 Panorama

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

This weekend's work on the Midnight Mars Browser software has been adding the ability to create panoramas manually. The panorama shown is from Opportunity Sol 516. Purgatory Dune, where the rover was dug in for a month, is visible in the background. A couple other views of the panorama are available if you click through the link. This is the first post-Sol 270 panorama to be created in Midnight Mars Browser; the detailed image data (including camera pointing information) for Sols 270 on has not been released yet, so a manual panorama creation feature is needed to create pans for recent sols such as this one.

The panorama is available for Midnight Mars Browser 1.2 through the latest Metadata Update. The panorama title is "Sol 516 (test)".

Unfortunately I didn't have time to polish up the panorama creation feature enough to release it this weekend, but maybe next weekend. In the meantime some panorama definitions for recent sols could appear through Metadata Update this week, depending on how things go.

Windblown Dust

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Opportunity Sol 505 false-color.

Tracks Over the Shoulder

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Opportunity Sol 501 false-color.

Just Pretty

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Nice to see that the Exploratorium site is updating again. This image false-color image is from Opportunity Sol 498.

Version 1.2: Live Panoramas

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.2 introduces the Panorama feature, which allows you to explore an environment composed of rover images. This is still a work in progress, so consider the Panorama feature to be in an experimental stage. Use at your own risk. I'm releasing it now because I know there are some people out there who want to see it if it's not completely polished.

Java 3D is required to use the new feature, so read the updated installation instructions for the link to go download and install it. The program should function without Java 3D if you don't need to use the Panorama feature.

At the moment pans are only defined for Sols 1 through 270 on both rovers. The next thing I'll be working on is tools to quickly create panoramas for sols after 270, for which complete data hasn't been released by NASA/JPL.

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Another Panorama

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Now that flickr is back up...

Work Continues

I would post some new images tonight, but flickr isn't behaving. Work on the upcoming pan feature continues. (I think I've finally got a schedule that works for doing this stuff: nine to midnight. But only thanks to caffeine.)

Let's see if Blogger Images works. Here is a false-color image of the Independence area (I think) Spirit checked out over the holiday weekend:

Another Panorama

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Here's another fun screenshot. There are a few more if you follow the link to flickr.

Panoramas

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Here is a screenshot of Midnight Mars Browser's new live pan feature, currently under development.

Midnight Mar Browser Development Update

Big things are coming to Midnight Mars Browser in the near future. A new version is on the way. Just wanted to mention that, in case you don't visit the site often: stay tuned.

Strange Covered Rock? Spirit Sol 525

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Spirit continues to climb Husband Hill. At Meridiani, Opportunity has finally extended its arm to examine the soil near Purgatory Dune. The soil near its tracks looks like it has been covered with dust.

Spirit Looks Back

Here's a nice image of Spirit looking back on itself.

Interesting Rock

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Spirit Sol 521 pancam false-color.

Anaglyph version

Monday Morning Movies: Opportunity after the Drift

This sequence shows the navigation images after Opportunity's escape from Purgatory Dune, starting on Sol 490. Opportunity is executing a three-point turn in order to return to the dune and investigate its properties.

Opportunity Navigation Sol 490-

Quicktime 599KB

Updated 6/20/2005

more movies

Gusev at Sunset (Again)

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

One of a series of sunset images that just came down from Spirit. Sol 518 pancam false-color. Spirit has captured the Martian sunset more than once in recent days.

Looking Up

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Spirit looks up towards the summit of Husband Hill. Sol 518 navcam anaglyph.

Looking at Purgatory

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Opportunity looks at the dune where it was stuck. Sol 496 pancam false-color.

Sculpted Rock, Spirit Sol 514

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Version 1.1.6

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1.6 is now up, here's what's new:

-Anaglyphs are now generated without the left and right borders, to make them easier to put into panoramas.

-An error downloading a single image will no longer terminate the update (per request). The error will be logged and the update will continue.

Download the latest version

Flickr

I'm playing around with Flickr-blogging Midnight Mars Browser-generated images. It's so much fun I might keep doing it for awhile.

Spirit Sol 515

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Spirit looks down on Sol 515 (an interesting rock outcrop?) Pancam false-color image.

Opportunity Sol 496

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Opportunity investigates its tracks after finally escaping from Purgatory Dune.

Testing Flickr

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Originally uploaded by marscat.

Opportunity Sol 496 navcam anaglyph; Opportunity is turning to investigate the dune where is was stuck for a month.

Donation Button

Several people who use the MMB software have asked why there isn't a donate button on this page. Well, now there is. If you use the program quite a bit, consider making a small donation. You don't get anything in return except the satisfaction of paying for a nice bit of software that you use often, and it might increase my motivation to keep working on the program.

Version 1.1.5

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1.5 features enhancements related to the new "Automatic Update" feature. The main window now displays the current local (Earth) time as well as the start time of the most recent update. The Update Status window is now limited to the last 1000 lines so that its memory usage will not grow indefinitely if you leave the program running.

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Version 1.1.4 - Automatic Update Feature

Version 1.1.4 introduces the Automatic Update feature. Check the "Automatic Update" box in the main window, and the program will scan for image updates every hour automatically. You can now leave Midnight Mars Browser running on your computer while you work, and it will pop up a window when new images appear; or you can leave it running at night, and check the new images in the morning. The scan for new images happens two minutes after the hour to give the Exploratorium site time to update (which happens on the hour) so it is important your system's clock is set accurately.

Download the latest version

New Movies

A bunch of new and updated movies are posted on the movies page.

Oppy is Free!

Finally clear of the drift...

Version 1.1.3

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1.3 adds the "Export Slideshow to Movie Frames..." feature, which exports images in the slideshow to a directory, naming them in numerical order by timecode. The images can then be used to make a movie using QuickTime Pro or other software. Some examples are on the movies page.

Download the latest version

Movies: Opportunity in the Drift

New movies of Opportunity slowly extracting itself (we hope) from the drift have been posted on the movies page.

Version 1.1.2

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1.2 introduces the Image Import, Export, and Delete features under the File menu; these can be used for archiving images, amongst other things. A potential issue where http connections might not be closed is fixed, as well as one or two other minor bugs. Click the "download" link above to download the latest version.

Website Reorganization

As you can probably see, I've spruced up the website a bit. The "download" link above is where you'd go now to get the latest version of the Midnight Mars Browser software. The "screenshots" link has some pictures of the Mac version in action, and the "movies" link has some old rover movies which I'll try to update at some point in the relatively near future.

Work on version 1.1.2 continues. As I mentioned earlier, the next slated features are the image import, export and delete options, which are meant to make it easier for those of us who are currently burning up ~7Gb on our hard drives to archive some images and clear up some space... Not that you have anything to put on your hard drives other than MER raw images, of course.

Version 1.1.1

Here are the new features in Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1.1:

- Select which cameras' images to update in Advanced Update Images.

- The new "Fast Update (new images only)" option in Advanced Update Images downloads only images that aren't present locally, so the update doesn't have to check if the image on the server is newer than the local version. This can result in a speedy update, at the cost of missing any existing images that need to be updated to a newer version.

- New image selection options in the Edit menu allow you to select individual images within the image criteria to display within a Slideshow. This will be used to support some functionality later (specifically, adjusting the anaglyph settings on a selection of images). "Limit to Selected Images" in the Navigate menu causes the Slideshow to display only the selected images within the image criteria. "Show All Images Matching Criteria" causes the Slideshow to display all images within the image criteria; selected images are indicated in the title bar with "[selected]".

Click on "Download Page" on the right to download the new version.

Version 1.1 Screenshot

Here is a screenshot of Version 1.1, which is now available for download. This screenshot shows the Macintosh version. Your mileage may vary on Windows and other platforms.



The next big features to add with be image import, export, and delete options.

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1

Version 1.1 is now available. The main new feature for 1.1 is the Sol Information window, which shows the JPL mission update for the Martian day being viewed in the Slideshow. Also new is the ability to download metadata from the Midnight Mars Browser site; this is used to get the information to show in the Sol Information window. The "quick presets" popup menu in the Slideshow Image Criteria dialog has been reorganized to make it more useful.

Click on "Download Page" on the right to download the new version.

Larry's Lookout East Overhang

Spirit is now on the east side of Larry's Lookout, and is returning pancam images. Looks to me like the oldest/most interesting rock might be directly under this lovely and dangerous-looking overhang. A better context image is here.

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.0.9

Version 1.0.9 fixes a bug in 1.0.8's new "Check for New Images" feature where clicking the "Update from JPL" button would not work.

Midnight Mars Browser Version 1.0.8

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.0.8 is now up.

- "Check for New Images" feature does a quick scan for new images at both JPL and Exploratorium.

- Proxy support. Set up is in Preferences.

- Fixed a problem where updates could freeze indefinitely on a network read. (The read now times out after a minute, and the program tries again.)

- Added a check to avoid re-downloading identical files, as when switching between JPL and Exploratorium downloads.

- Consolidated two "Advanced Update Images" menu options into one.

Click "Download Page" on the right to get started.

Midnight Mars Browser Version 1.0.7

Midnight Mars Browser Version 1.0.7 is now online. Here's what's new:

• Improved Slideshow Criteria Dialog, including options to exlude solar filter images and most sundial images from the slideshow.
• Added Image Info Window: shows details about the image based on the image filename.
• Changed the filename format of generated images to work better with the Image Info window and image filtering - filename now includes the command sequence number etc. If you are updating from a previous version, all generated images should be regenerated using the "Regenerate Images" option in the Update menu.
• Changed Update Log Window to be a single window and retain its contents.

Click on the "Download Page" link on the right for instructions on downloading and installing the new version.

Slowdown

Unfortunately MMB development is having to take a back seat to life and work in the "real world" right now. In other words, I'm way too busy, so no version 1.1 for awhile. Since I currently have no idea when or if I'm going to be able to get back to serious MMB development, I'm probably going to release a version 1.0.7 pretty soon with the features that have been completed so far. This would at least include the Image Info window and the expanded Slideshow Criteria dialog.

In MER news, Opportunity seems to have gotten bogged down in a little sand dune. The pictures look pretty alarming, but according to Steve Squyres' latest Mission Update (big kudos to him for doing these, by the way), they're not too worried just yet. Just what this means for Oppy's travel plans remains to be seen. It's certainly exciting, though! I mean, we're sending a rover travelling across the surface of another planet, for crying out loud: it's not always going to be easy.

Version 1.1 Under Development Screenshot #2

Work on version 1.1 goes on (and on, and on). Here is a screenshot of the updated Slideshow Criteria dialog, under development:

Dust Devil Movies: Spirit Sols 455, 456, 459 and 461

Some remarkable dust devil movies have just come down from Spirit. Exploratorium currently isn't updating, so with Midnight Mars Browser you'll need to download the raw images from JPL using the "Update Images from JPL" or "Advanced Update from JPL" menu options.

Also, these movies are so exciting that JPL has posted their own processed versions almost immediately:
Gusev Dust Devil Movie, Sol 456 (Plain and Isolated)

Gusev Dust Devil Movie, Sol 459 (Plain and Isolated)

Gusev Dust Devil Movie, Sol 456 (Enhanced)

Gusev Dust Devil Movie, Sol 459 (Enhanced)


See also the "Live Dust Devil" discussion thread on Unmanned Spaceflight.

To view the sequences of images in MMB, use the following information to find the images, then step through then using the left and right arrow keys:

"First, one in the extreme distance (practically on the horizon), starting at 2\n\455\2N166754107ESFA9C2P1560L0M1.JPG and lasting for 21 frames (it doesn't really become visible until the 5th frame or so)

Then, one extremely close, visible starting at 2\n\456\2N166841509ESFA9DWP1560L0M1.JPG and visible for 2 frames

Then, a lovely one starting at 2\n\459\2N167103718ESFA9F4P1560L0M1.JPG in the mid-distance, a 9-frame sequence

Then, *several* caught in a 10-frame pancam sequence starting at 2\p\461\2P167292304ESFA9GEP2888L2M1.JPG"

Update: See also this discussion thread no Nirgal's colorized versions of the enhanced dust devil images.

Update: As soon as I have time, I've really got to add a movie-generation feature to MMB.

Screenshot of MMB Version 1.1 under development

Here's a screenshot of Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1, currently under development.

Version 1.1 Coming

After a little hiatus, Midnight Mars Browser version 1.1 is on the way. The main new features for this version are going to be a Sol Info and Image Info windows. There will also be lots of little improvements. Version 1.1 will also see some infrastructure put in place for Version 1.2, which may be the point where Midnight Mars Browser becomes shareware... but that's just a plan at this stage. I hope to have version 1.1 out in a couple weeks tops.

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.0.6

Version 1.0.6 fixes an issue where filenames with strange characters ("##") were being ignored. These filenames appeared on Opportunity Sol 413 (3/23/2005 on Exploratorium); this version is required to download those files.

Click "Download Page" on the right to get started.

Midnight Mars Browser version 1.0.5

Midnight Mars Browser Version 1.0.5 is now available. Here's what's new:

• Added "Image Indexing" feature, to eliminate delay when starting slideshow or changing image criteria (more noticeable if you have many images downloaded). If you add or remove raw or generated images outside of the Midnight Mars Browser program, you should use the "Rebuild Image Indexes" menu option in the Update menu.
• Added "Open Image Full Size" command in Slideshow Navigate menu.
• Added "Play Backwards" command to Slideshow Navigate menu.
• Added "Exclude images with filesize less than" option in Slideshow Image Criteria dialog. (Try checking this option and putting 20000 in the field, to avoid seeing smaller images like sundial images.)
• Restored anaglyph blue/green level to normal. (You may want to regenerate your anaglyph generated images to take advantage.)
• Added some error checking to slideshow image criteria dialog.
• Eliminated another memory leak.

Click "Download Page" on the right to get it.

Dust Devils - Spirit Sol 421

One thing I might do with this blog, between Midnight Mars Browser software updates, is note some of the landmarks that we pass along the way with the Mars Rover missions (really more because it's fun that anything else). There is a heck of a landmark today: as noted on the mer.rlproject.com forums, Spirit caught at least one dust devil on camera on Sol 421! And not only that, but it appears that another dust devil (or possibly one of the same?) was good enough to come by and clean off Spirit's dusty solar panels, so we are now back to almost full power! This is a fanstastic development for Spirit... let's hope the skies stay clear now and those power levels stay up. You can see the dust devils for yourself in Midnight Mars Browser on Spirit Sol 421, or follow the image links from the mer.rlproject.com discussion.

Deimos Solar Transit on Spirit Sol 420

There's a nice series of images of Deimos (thanks to Pando for the positive ID) eclipsing the sun on Spirit Sol 420. You can use MMB to view a little movie of it.

More features are coming as soon as I can find enough time... One of the next things up will be the ability to open images in full size. Another thing that occurred to me tonight (watching the eclipse) would be a "reverse play" command-space key. There's lots more that could be done, but I don't want to get too far ahead of myself.

Vostok

Opportunity has reached Vostok Crater (is it really a crater?), as seen in these Sol 399 Navcam images.

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Version 1.0.4 Online

Here's what's new in version 1.0.4:

• Added "Go to Sol" option in Slideshow.
• Fixed 1-pixel left and right border bug in anaglyph generation. Removed 1-pixel left and right "bright" border in false-color generation.
• Fixed problem where some invalid files at the JPL site were ending the download (for example, at Opportunity Sol 200).
• Changed the default settings for anaglyph generation: generatePancamAnaglyphTypes changes from L7R1 to L7R1,L2R2
• Added dialog if user tries to quit program in middle of update.
• Added "Stop Update" menu option.

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Version 1.0.4 Delayed

Version 1.0.4 has been delayed until this evening.

Invalid Files on JPL Site

I just noticed that there is what appears to be an invalid file on the JPL raw image site at Opportunit Sol 200. Unforunately MMB's image update chokes on this file (and possibly others) and ends the update prematurely. So this morning's work was to fix that - fix MMB choking on the file, that is, not fix the file at JPL, which I don't have any control over. And with that, I think we have enough critical bug fixes for a new release, so 1.0.4 will be online later this morning, with any luck.

That Annoying Edge

If you're looking at the anaglyph images and noticing that there's suddenly a 1-pixel garbage border on the left and right sides, well, so was I, and yesterday evening's and this evening's work was to fix the problem. Turns out I introduced a little bug there when I was trying to reduce memory usage for version 1.0.2. The fix will be in the next release, which might be this weekend or Monday.

(And in case you're wondering, it's not just the normal 1-pixel 'bright' border that appears on the left and right side of most navcam and pancam raw images. It's actually garbage of the programs own creation; specifically it's what's left over from whatever was in that spot when the previous image was generated. The program tries to remove the normal 1-pixel border in anaglyphs, and in the next version it will remove the border in false color images as well, just to make things look nice.)

Go To Sol

I added a "Go To Sol" option under the Navigate menu for Slideshow tonight: simple but very useful if you have a lot of sols downloaded. I'm waiting to release another version 'till I get a few more things added/fixed; don't want people to suffer from "version burnout". Anyway there don't appear to be any showstopper issues at the moment (that anyone has told me about). Think I'll go read a book for awhile.

P.S. Also you will note that the site has been cleaned up a bit, with a separate download page and documentation page linked over on the right there.

Version 1.0.3

Version 1.0.3 fixes a bug in Version 1.0.2's "Advanced Image Update from JPL" feature where not all images would be downloaded. If you downloaded v1.0.2 you should download this version, and re-do any updates you did using this feature (images you've already downloaded won't be re-downloaded, only images it missed).

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