astropy / astropy/astroquery

IRSA/IBE: implement cutouts

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Description

It is possible to download image cutouts from IRSA/IBE, but the interfaces are not yet something I understand well, and we don't have a functional implementation in astroquery.

This is an example that we might be able to spin into a successful implementation:
https://github.com/ALMA-IMF/reduction/blob/master/analysis/spitzer_plots.py#L29-L63

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked analysis/spitzer_plots.py example, especially lines 29–63, and investigate the IRSA/IBE interfaces it uses. The issue does not name astroquery files or tests; done means providing a functional astroquery implementation for downloading image cutouts.

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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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