  fcmaker is a python module that creates astronomical finding charts for
Observing Blocks (OBs) on the p2 web server from the European Southern
Observatory (ESO). It provides users with the ability to automate the creation
of ESO-compliant finding charts for Service Mode and/or Visitor Mode OBs at the
Very Large Telescope (VLT). The design of the fcmaker finding charts, based on
an intimate knowledge of VLT observing procedures, is fine-tuned to best
support night time operations. As an automated tool, fcmaker also provides
observers with the means to independently check visually the observing sequence
coded inside an OB. This includes, for example, the signs of telescope and
position angle offsets. VLT instruments currently supported by fcmaker include
MUSE (WFM-AO, WFM-NOAO, NFM), HAWK-I (AO, NOAO), and X-shooter (full support).
The fcmaker code is published on a dedicated Github repository under the GNU
General Public License, and is also available via pypi.
