Luxo
Thanks for the clarification. I understand that this thread is focused on the 3.0.0 beta rather than feature requests.
I completely agree that implementing a full custom catalog system would be a significant undertaking, especially if a similar project is already being developed by Charles Bracken (TAIC).
That said, I still think the ability to import a simple user-defined catalog from a table (CSV, Excel, etc.) would be an extremely valuable addition. It would allow each user to create a personalized observing list and avoid scrolling through hundreds of objects that are irrelevant to their interests. For many of us, spending a few minutes organizing targets beforehand is far preferable to searching through a cluttered catalog in the field at night.
Hopefully, this kind of flexibility can be considered in a future release.