Automatic Sequence name and coordinates

Idea:

If the user has not specified any target name or coordinates himself, take a) current coordinates on sequence start and b) name of the nearest object from the center of the coordinates based on the name in the sky atlas and fill those into the sequence

Improves upon:

Quality of Life of the User Experience
Sequencing
Resume-ability of saved sequences if target not planned through NINA

Implementation hints:

Automatically fill Ra/Dec with a binding to the Telescope Ra/Dec
Use a variable in the Sequence to determine whether the user has entered Ra/Dec himself or the coordinates are coming from the mount (maybe make it "grey" and on click let the user type whatever they want)
Upon end of mount slew (might need a mediator call) or on start of sequence, if user has not entered a name for the sequence target, calculate the "nearest" and largest non-star object as defined in the sky atlas
As with the mount coordinate variable, do not calculate if user has entered something themselves

Risks:

[Medium] Calculating the name can take a while and might not be set before the first image is done (if for example it's flats)
[Low] It could pick up the wrong name for the target

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