readspec

pydl.pydlspec2d.spec1d.readspec(platein, mjd=None, fiber=None, **kwargs)[source]

Read SDSS/BOSS spec2d & spec1d files.

Parameters:

platein : int or numpy.ndarray

Plate number(s).

mjd : int or numpy.ndarray, optional

MJD numbers. If not provided, they will be calculated by latest_mjd().

fiber : array-like, optional

Fibers to read. If not set, all fibers from all plates will be returned.

topdir : str, optional

Override the value of BOSS_SPECTRO_REDUX.

run2d : str, optional

Override the value of RUN2D.

run1d : str, optional

Override the value of RUN1D.

path : str, optional

Override all path information with this directory name.

align : bool, optional

If set, align all the spectra in wavelength.

znum : int, optional

If set, return the znum-th best fit reshift fit, instead of the best.
Returns:

dict

A dictionary containing the data read.