cwitools.utils.get_skylines

cwitools.utils.get_skylines(inst, use_vacuum=False)

Return a list of sky lines for PCWI or KCWI

This is based on a list of known sky-lines built into CWITools, which is currently a work in progress. It is not an exhaustive list by any means.

Parameters:
  • inst (str) – ‘KCWI’ or ‘PCWI’ - to determine whether Keck or Palomar sky is requested.
  • use_vacuum (bool) – Set to True to convert the sky lines to vacuum wavelengths.
Returns:

An array of the sky lines in units of Angstrom.

Return type:

numpy.array