Early Access Versions of AstroGrav
Users of AstroGrav are entitled to download and use early access versions of AstroGrav when they are available. These give you the opportunity to try out and comment on new features before they are finalized and released to the general public, and your feedback can help identify bugs and influence the final form that new features take.
AstroGrav Early Access Versions
AstroGrav Software License Agreement
You must click on the button below to accept the AstroGrav Software License Agreement before downloading any early access versions of AstroGrav.
AstroGrav Early Access Download
When you have accepted the license agreement, you can click on one of the buttons below to download the AstroGrav installer.
Alternatively, if you already have a version of AstroGrav installed on Windows, you can click on the button below to download just the AstroGrav executable (AstroGrav_ea.exe), without the sample simulations and documentation. This must be placed in the same location as your currently installed executable in order for it to work correctly.
AstroGrav Early Access Versions
The following early access versions of AstroGrav 5.3 have been released.
The documentation and tutorial have not yet been updated to cover the new features and changes. Please contact us if you require further information or advice.
AstroGrav 5.3 Early Access 01 was uploaded on 8th October 2024, and has the following improvements and bug fixes in addition to those in earlier versions.
- The new JNow Ecliptic Grid, JNow Ecliptic, JNow Equatorial Grid, and JNow Equator commands have been added to the View / Background menu and tool palette.
- The Ecliptic Coordinates of object windows and star windows are now sensitive to the JNow setting.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented the search options from working in the Edit / Import Objects... command.
- A bug has been fixed that sometimes caused the Family and Orbiting panels to be missing from an object window.
AstroGrav 5.3 Early Access 02 was uploaded on 16th October 2024, and has the following improvements and bug fixes in addition to those in earlier versions.
- The Edit / Find... command has been enhanced with an option to search for a particular JNow right ascension and declination.
- A prominent central cross has been added to the grid guide that is shown using the View / Show / Grid Guide command.