astropy / astropy/astroquery

Request for LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS)

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Description

Can query for image cutouts from the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) be added in AstroQuery? The image cutout query can be found here -- [https://vo.astron.nl/lofartier1/lofartier1_fits.xml/cutout/form](https://vo.astron.nl/lofartier1/lofartier1_fits.xml/cutout/form)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked LoTSS image-cutout form and inspect how AstroQuery's existing online data-resource integrations are organized. The work is complete when AstroQuery supports queries for LoTSS image cutouts through that service.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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