Astro Imaging Toolbox
Released May 7, 2026

AIT 2.2.0 - Solar Insight Update

Astro Imaging Toolbox 2.2.0 introduces AIT Solar Insight, a new flagship solar analysis workspace for solar images, solar videos, sunspot detection, prominence measurement, Solar Archive exploration, timelapse generation and scientific reporting.

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What Is New

  • New AIT Solar Insight module inside Astro Imaging Toolbox.
  • Solar image import and solar video import for SER, AVI, MP4, MOV and MKV sources.
  • Best-frame workflow for video-derived solar analysis.
  • Earth-scale comparison for sunspot groups.
  • Solar Archive snapshot loading and timelapse creation.
  • Save and load full Solar Insight project files.

Analysis Tools

  • Automatic solar disk detection.
  • Automatic pixel-to-kilometer scale calibration.
  • Automatic sunspot group detection.
  • Group area, diameter and Earth-scale estimation.
  • Prominence detection, markers and direct measurement.
  • Manual 3-point arc measurement for solar structures.

Timeline And Compare

  • Local timelapse creation from sampled video frames.
  • Solar Archive timelapse creation from chosen time ranges.
  • Movie preview with play, pause, restart, speed control and scrub bar.
  • Compare modes: Scale, Split, Blink and Swipe.
  • Multi-capture evolution review with trend and drift estimation.

Reports And Stability

  • Annotated image export.
  • Scientific CSV export.
  • Scientific PDF report export with fallback generation path.
  • Social share card export.
  • Improved video loading fallback when OpenCV backends fail.
  • Cleaner Solar Archive timelapses without unwanted external overlays.