NEWS.md

In f-silva-archaeo/skyscapeR: Data Analysis and Visualization for Skyscape Archaeology

skyscapeR v1.1 (Release date: 2023-09-23)

Changes:

• Added all stars up to magV 6, i.e. all visible stars
• Added planetary.extremes()
• Fixed issue with reporting of sunrise/set dates in findTargets()
• Fixed issue with az2dec()
• Fixed manual page for randomTest()
• Fixed plotting issue with plotAzimuth()
• Fixed typos in vignette
• Added parameter col to plot.skyscapeR.sigtest()
• coordtrans() can now transform skyscapeR.spd objects
• coordtrans() has been sped up through vectorisation
• Changed randomTest() to use SNOW, now allowing for progress bar
• randomTest() can now perform the test on multiple measurements at the same site/horizon much faster
• Small fixes to riseset()
• Corrected issues with exportHor()
• Changed star() to use internal version of stellar ephemeris and naming (replacing swephR's version)
• Complete rewrite of the engine behind star.phases() to allow for seasonality calculations outside of swephR's time interval
• Fixed issue in star.phases() to do with alt.hor and circumpolar stars
• Added facility to plot multiple star.phases objects
• Added hor2min.dec() and hor2max.dec() to calculate min/max decs for given horizon profile or location
• Added sky colour option to plot.skyscapeR.horizon()

f-silva-archaeo/skyscapeR documentation built on Sept. 24, 2023, 8:14 p.m.