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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. \\ 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.\\ Don't forget to Save the file after you make some change.\\
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