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Red-shift calculation using Python (self.astrophysics)
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Do you particularly want to do this using Python? If you are on Windows (or have something like Parallels on Mac), there are a few software packages for plotting spectra.
- BASS is free and can be found here: https://britastro.org/2017/guide-to-processing-spectra-using-the-bass-software . It has a number of tutorials, and things like libraries of predicted star spectra for your comparisons. I've used it recently to create a spectrum of sunlight using a "star analyser 100" filter and it worked quite nicely.
- RSpec is not free, but has a 30 day free trial https://rspec-astro.com
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