THE NUSKYBGD IDL SOFTWARE PACKAGE1 CONSISTS OF A SET OF ROUTINES THAT ALLOW THE DETAILED CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BACKGROUND OF A GIVEN OBSERVATION AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF BACKGROUND SPECTRA AND IMAGES THAT CAN BE USED FOR SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS. THE CODE USES AN EMPIRICAL MODEL OF THE BACKGROUND BASED ON THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OBSERVATIONS. IN THIS STATEMENT OF WORK WE DESCRIBE THE BROAD PROCEDURE FOR CONVERTING THE IDL CODE TO PYTHON WHICH HAS SIMILAR CAPABILITIES/FUNCTIONALITY BUT IS FREELY AVAILABLE.
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