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Old 22-May-2004, 12:28 AM
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There's a reason I call it IRALF, or IBARF. :-) I prefer IDL.

Analyzing quasar spectrum is a major pain due to the zillions of absorption lines, so that's pretty good work. Even with software, getting the redshift can be hard. We did it with active galaxies in the STIS spectra, but it wasn't hard-- if you saw two lines, you assumed one was H-alpha and the other was OII. It worked out pretty well.

So, some of you have observed blazars, eh? I have some involvement with that now! I'll be giving a talk on that project at a Society for Astronomical Sciences meeting next week!

Anyway, good for you! You done good.
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