findspec

pydl.pydlspec2d.spec1d.findspec(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Find SDSS/BOSS spectra that match a given RA, Dec.

Parameters:

ra, dec : array-like, optional

If set, the first two positional arguments will be interpreted as RA, Dec.

best : bool, optional

If set, return only the best match for each input RA, Dec.

infile : str, optional

If set, read RA, Dec data from this file.

outfile : str, optional

If set, print match data to this file.

print : bool, optional

If set, print the match data to the console.

run1d : str, optional

Override the value of RUN1D.

run2d : str, optional

Override the value of RUN2D.

sdss : bool, optional

If set, search for SDSS-I/II spectra instead of BOSS spectra.

searchrad : float, optional

Search for spectra in this radius around given RA, Dec. Default is 3 arcsec.

topdir : str, optional

If set, override the value of SPECTRO_REDUX or BOSS_SPECTRO_REDUX.
Returns:

dict

A dictionary containing plate, MJD, fiber, etc.