RAVE observations
The DR6 of RAVE releases calibrated spectra.
As 2dF instrument produces multiple spectra per observation, in RAVE terminology a field, covering an area of up to XbyX arcmin. You can retrieve all spectra of such a field.
You can find all fits files (spectra) for a field in the "ravedr6"."dr6_spectra"
table, accessible by the query interface.
How to view a field
Each field has a unique field number which you can get by cutting off the fiber number (the last tree digits and the _
). Each field page provides a list of all processed spectra and observational parameters of this field.
You can access a field page by using the prefix
https://www.rave-survey.org/fields/
and appending its shortened rave_obs_id
.
Here is an example using rave_obs_id=20100502_1050m50_031
: cut the last four chars to get the RAVE
field_id=20100502_1050m50
.
The observation is accessible with field : https://www.rave-survey.org/fields/RAVE_20100502_1050m50 Clicking on the link will open up the field page with basic properties of the observation.