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Visplot documentation
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Visplot is a visibility plot and observation scheduling tool for telescopes. It allows automatic, nearly-optimal scheduling of an entire observing night.

Whether you are using the `Web interface <https://www.visplot.com/>`__ or a :doc:`custom installation </custom_install>`,  this documentation will guide you
through the common usage of Visplot, from first steps to more advanced options.

.. important::

   If you use Visplot in your work, please cite our paper: *E. Gafton & I.R. Losada*, 2026, submitted to A&A, `arXiv:2604.14151 <https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14151>`__.


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Contents:

   about
   getting_started
   tutorial
   webinterface
   custom_install
   links
   issues
   news



Attribution
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If you use Visplot in your work, please cite our paper:

*E. Gafton, I. R. Losada*, **Visplot: A visibility plot and observation scheduling tool for astronomical observatories**, 2026, submitted to A\&A, `arXiv:2604.14151 <https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14151>`__, `ADS <https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026arXiv260414151G/abstract>`__

You can also cite the web interface at https://www.visplot.com/.