desihub / desihub/prospect

Adding a sky spectrum

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enhancement
Dominant language
Python
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Description

It may be useful to add a sky spectrum so that one can check whether or not emission line features of objects are at the wavelengths of strong sky emission lines. This can give some hints about whether observed emission line features are due to residuals of sky lines.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing spectrum data-loading and visualization paths, then determine how a sky spectrum should be represented and compared; done means strong sky-emission wavelengths can be inspected alongside object emission features.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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