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--- en:documentation:exoplanet [2020/03/18 11:21] – created pch
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 ====== Exoplanets ======
+There is two way to show position of star with an exoplanet in Skychart.
+====Install a standard catalog====
+This require Skychart version 4.3 or higher.
+  *Use the menu Update / Install object catalog.
+  *In the "Specialized data" tab look for "Open Exoplanet Catalog"
+  *Click the button **...** on the left to install.
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanet2.png|}}
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanet3.png|}}
+----
+====Import a VOTable====
 This page show how to add exoplanet display to Skychart using the Virtual Observatory [[vo_samp|SAMP]] interface.
-You first need to install [[http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/|Topcat]] and initialize the [[vo_samp|SAMP]] functions in Skychart.
+You first need to install [[http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/aladin.gml|Aladin]] or [[http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/|Topcat]] and initialize the [[vo_samp|SAMP]] functions in Skychart.\\
+Be sure SAMP is configured to accept table from other application and to keep them for offline use:\\
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanetsampsetup.png?300|}}
-When ready start Topcat and Skychart, be sure the SAMP connection between the two is active using the menu menu View / SAMP / SAMP Status.\\
+When ready start first Aladin or Topcat, then Skychart, be sure the SAMP connection between the two is active using the menu menu View / SAMP / SAMP Status.\\
 {{:en:documentation:sampstatus.png?300|}}\\
 If not use the menu View / SAMP / Connect to SAMP hub.
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 Open the page [[http://exoplanet.eu/catalog/]] in your web browser.\\
 {{:en:documentation:exoplaneteu.png?600|}}\\
-On the row "VO CONNECTION" clock the "ON" button.
+On the bottom of the page, click on **Download as VOTable**.\\
+Select to save the file "exoplanet_catalog.vot" in your Download directory.
+From Aladin, open the menu File / Load local file..., select the file "exoplanet_catalog.vot".
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanetaladinfile.png?400|}}
+Open the menu Interop / Broadcast selected table to... / skychart\\
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanetaladin.png?400|}}
+If using Topcat, load the file from teh menu File / Load table. Select the table on the list on the left,
+then the menu Interop / Send table to... / skychart\\
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanetsendtable.png?600|}}
+That's all, the exoplanet catalog is now installed in Skychart.\\
+The stars with an exoplanet are marked on the chart with a red square and you can search for a planet name from the search bar. All the information are show in the detail window.\\
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanetcdc.png?600|}}
+You can now use this data offline without the need to be connected to Topcat or the web page.
+As exoplanet data are updated frequently you can update the data in Skychart simply by repeating the procedure above.
+You can also use all the Topcat power to make data selection and send it to Skychart. See this [[https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/vo_samp#example|example]] for more details.
+The catalog display can be changed from the menu Setup / Catalog / [[catalog#vo_catalog|VO Catalog]]\\
+{{:en:documentation:exoplanetedit.png?600|}}\\
+Click the button "Update" to make change.\\
+For example draw as blue circle instead of red square.