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 In the first page you need to indicate the **Catalog type** in your catalog, this activates some specific options in the next pages. In the first page you need to indicate the **Catalog type** in your catalog, this activates some specific options in the next pages.
  
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 Select the input format of the coordinates: Select the input format of the coordinates:
   * **RA options** Hour, minutes, seconds or decimal Hour or Degrees, minutes, seconds or decimal degrees.   * **RA options** Hour, minutes, seconds or decimal Hour or Degrees, minutes, seconds or decimal degrees.
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   * **Edit line operation** (see below) set character strings that will be recognized for drawing operations (comma separated values). Click return when ready.   * **Edit line operation** (see below) set character strings that will be recognized for drawing operations (comma separated values). Click return when ready.
   * **Edit color** (see below) set character strings that will be recognized for lines color (comma separated values). Click return when ready.   * **Edit color** (see below) set character strings that will be recognized for lines color (comma separated values). Click return when ready.
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 **Nebulae Options**  **Nebulae Options** 
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   * **Dimension and Units** default dimensions (in case of empty fields: no data) and unit.   * **Dimension and Units** default dimensions (in case of empty fields: no data) and unit.
   * **Logaritmic scale** check this box if the field used for size is a flux, i.e. for a radio source catalog.   * **Logaritmic scale** check this box if the field used for size is a flux, i.e. for a radio source catalog.
   * **Edit Object Type** set character strings that will be recognized to set the object type (comma separated values). Click return when ready.   * **Edit Object Type** set character strings that will be recognized to set the object type (comma separated values). Click return when ready.
   * **Edit Units** set character strings that will be recognized to set the unit size (comma separated values). Click return when ready.   * **Edit Units** set character strings that will be recognized to set the unit size (comma separated values). Click return when ready.
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 If you check **Use this field name as an Alternate name** the string value can be used as an alternate name for the object. This name is used in the case the main name (Catalog Id) is missing or it can be added to the index file of the catalog.\\  If you check **Use this field name as an Alternate name** the string value can be used as an alternate name for the object. This name is used in the case the main name (Catalog Id) is missing or it can be added to the index file of the catalog.\\ 
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 The **Advanced** button enables you to compute a linear transformation of the catalog data. It is active only for numeric values.\\  The **Advanced** button enables you to compute a linear transformation of the catalog data. It is active only for numeric values.\\ 
 A use can be to obtain the object coordinates when these aren't directly available from the catalog.\\  A use can be to obtain the object coordinates when these aren't directly available from the catalog.\\ 
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 In the last page you set the options for the generated catalog. In the last page you set the options for the generated catalog.
  
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 A progress box shows you the current operation. You can interrupt the process by pressing the **Abort** button. In such a case the catalog will not be usable.\\  A progress box shows you the current operation. You can interrupt the process by pressing the **Abort** button. In such a case the catalog will not be usable.\\ 
 After the build is complete, the progress box is closed. You can exit the program with the **Close** button. After the build is complete, the progress box is closed. You can exit the program with the **Close** button.
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 maximum number of file a user can open at the same time is limited to 1024. maximum number of file a user can open at the same time is limited to 1024.
  
-To increase this limit you first need to change the system limit in the file+On Mac OS X the way to do may vary depending on your version. See the first answer [[http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/108174/how-to-persist-ulimit-settings-in-osx-mavericks|to this question]]. 
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 +On Linux you first need to change the system limit in the file
 limits.conf : limits.conf :
 <code> <code>
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