update: new table format (retrocompatible), bug correction and plotting ability

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Astronomical Observation Tools (Astrobs Tools) is composed of:
- SCOPE: a code to get the sky coordinate limits from observation constraints;
- EQUATOR: a software to organize targets before observations.
- EQUATOR: a software to organize targets before observations;
and the following extractors:
- HPMS: High Proper Motion Stars (Simbad Extractor);
- NGC: New General Catalogue (VizieR Extractor);
## Requirements
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Available commands (not case sensitive):
- `help`, `h`, `?`: show this page
- `quit`, `exit`, `q`: quit the current code
(WARNING: this does not save the current state!)
- `quit`, `exit`, `q`: quit the current code (WARNING: this does not save the current state!)
- `write`, `save`: write the current table in a file
(no options available yet)
- `read [filename]`, `open [filename]`: loads the file "filename"
in the current table (no additional options available yet)
- `read [filename]`, `open [filename]`, `load`: loads the file "filename" in the current table (no additional options available yet)
- `calibration`, `calib`: adds a calibration in the target list
- `simbad [object name]`, `object [object name]`:
add an object from simbad
- `search [ra] [dec] [radius]`, `region [ra] [dec] [radius]`:
search a region centred on the ra/dec coordinates,
with a given radius (coordinates should be expressed as
`12h30m30s`, `90d30m30s` or `90.555d`)
- `search [ra] [dec] [radius]`, `region [ra] [dec] [radius]`: search a region centred on the ra/dec coordinates, with a given radius (ra is given in hour, dec in degree and the radius is any specified unit,, e.g. `search 01:03:40 35:40:20 30'`)
- `manual [name] -s [seq]`, `add [name] -s [seq]`: manually add a target (only the name and the sequence are available for now)
- `sidereal`, `st`: computes the sidereal time for each target
- `sequence`, `seq`: computes the sequence order for each
target
- `check`: check if all targets are in the observation field
- plot, graph: creates a graph with all the targets observation date and time
General actions:
- `cancel`, `back`: cancels the current action
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- `no`, `n`, `0`, or anything else: no
- `all`, `*`: select all
- `done`, `ok`: confirm, save the current state and quit
## Extractors (HPMS, NGC)
Extractors are small codes to query databases in order to extract a table of potential targets. Using them is often straightforward, and their result is always written in the `Output/` directory.