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:octicon:`terminal;2em;green` Recipes
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Practical step-by-step guides to help you achieve a specific goal. Most useful when you're trying to get something done.


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        :octicon:`rocket;3em;green` **Velocity Definitions and Rest Frames**

        How to change velocity definitions and reference frames

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            Velocity & Frames


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        :octicon:`file;3em;green` **Metadata Management**

        How to interact with the metadata of an SDFITS file

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            Metadata Management


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        :octicon:`pulse;3em;green` **Smoothing**

        How to smooth data

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            Smoothing

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        :material-outlined:`save;3em;green` **Data IO**

        How to read and save data

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            Data IO

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        :material-outlined:`compare_arrows;3em;green` **Align Spectra**


        How to align spectra


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            Align Spectra

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        :material-outlined:`flag;3em;green` **Flagging**

        How to flag data


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            Flagging


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   examples/velocity_frames
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   examples/align_spectra
   examples/flagging