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 ==== Catalogs ====
-The internal catalogue format is somewhat cryptic and therefore it is recommended to just convert your old VAX-catalogues using catalog.py. A new catalogue preparation tool is under construction.
+With the new Obsinp observing software, source catalog files are stored in the SDB (structured data base) format. This format is somewhat less easy
+to understand as the (old) VAX source catalogs. However, there exists a script ''catalog.py'', which can be used to convert files having the old VAX format to the new Obsinp format. Using
+<code>catalog.py sources.cat</code>
+on the **be4** computer will create a file ''sources.sdb''. If you place it into ''your_directory_on_be4/Catalogues'' it will be found automatically by Obsinp (if you choose the correct startup directory).
+For the preparation of your observations we recommend to prepare a catalog in the [[:vax_catalog|VAX format]] and convert it into the new format afterwards.
+Alternatively, you might use our catalog tool for creating and editing catalogs, see [[:information_for_astronomers:user_guide:pycatalog]].
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