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MAST: New function for spectral atlas ?

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Description

Would be real nice to have the stuff mentioned in https://archive.stsci.edu/hlsp/reference-atlases to be accessible via `astroquery.mast`. cc @ceb8 and @stscicrawford

xref spacetelescope/stsynphot_refactor#73

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Research direction

Read the MAST reference atlases described at https://archive.stsci.edu/hlsp/reference-atlases and inspect the astroquery.mast entry point. Check the related spacetelescope/stsynphot_refactor#73 discussion before defining the access scope; done means the requested atlas data is accessible through astroquery.mast with the expected usage documented and tested.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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