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--- en:documentation:observing_list [2014/02/01 20:37] – admin
+++ en:documentation:observing_list [2024/08/14 20:02] (current) – pch
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 This is a simple observing list capability that let your prepare in advance a list of object to observe.\\
-You can filter the visible objects using a few criteria, sort the list on any column, advance to the next or previous object.\\
+You can filter the visible objects using a few criteria, sort the list on any column, advance to the next or previous object.
+Use the **Tour** button to start a [[Tour]] and slew the telescope to the selected objects.
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 Or create an initial file with a title line followed by the object name on every next lines, like this [[http://www.ap-i.net/pub/skychart/catalogues/messier.txt|Messier list]] example. Many planning software let you output such a file. \\
-The coordinates are added when the file is first loaded.
+The coordinates are added from the catalogs the first time the file is loaded.
+The following table is the complete file format that can be of interest if you want to create the file with the coordinates or if you want to read the file from another software.
+^First row^
+|Column 1-end| The list title, free text|
+^Subsequent rows^
+|Column 1-32 | The object name, free text|
+|Column 33-42| RA, decimal degrees, J2000, dot decimal separator|
+|Column 43-52| DEC, decimal degrees, J2000, dot decimal separator|
+|Column 53-84| The object name, exact match of the catalog name if "update coordinates" is required. Also used for the label|
+|Column 85-end| Description, free text|
 Don't forget to Save the file after you make some change.\\
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 The Update coordinate button refresh the coordinates from the Skychart catalogs.
-The object from the list can get a special label to distinguish them, check "Mark objects on the chart" for that. \\
+The object from the list get a special label to distinguish them. \\
-The other checkbox "Always show the objects from the list" is to be use in special case when the objects are very faint and you want to show them on large scale chart. Beware this option can severely degrade the performance.
+The checkbox "Always show the objects from the list" is to be use when the objects are faint and you want to show them on large scale chart when their label is normally not show.
 The RA and DEC column are the object coordinates as read from the catalogs. Both are show in degree units.
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 Or filter only the object that fill the criterion right now, useful when you are in an observing session.
-Sort the list by End time to know the objects you need to observe in priority. Note that the time scale start from noon to ensure the list continuity during the night.
+Sort the list by End time to know the objects you need to observe in priority. Note that the time scale start from noon to ensure the list continuity during the night.\\
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 Click on the row number column to center the object on the chart.\\
-A right click on a row present a menu with the following options:\\
+A right click on a row present a menu with the following options:
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+  * View on chart
+  * Update coordinates
+  * Delete
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+Click the Save button to save the content of the observing list.
+To save the selection and other options save the main program configuration from the menu Setup -> Save configuration now.
+It is possible to automate the Observing list by using the [[server_commands|Server Commands]]. An example script that point the telescope to each visible object in sequence is available here:\\
+http://sourceforge.net/p/skychart/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/skychart/sample_client/python/