Abstract:
The interactive software package RESPECT developed for reducing astronomical spectroscopic data at Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO), Kavalur, is described. Each command of RESPECT performs a simple operation on a one-dimensional image. Several commands can be stringed together to perform higher-order operations. The hardware and software environments of RESPECT include VAX VMS version 3.5 and its utilities and runtime libraries, Tektronix 4115B colour monitor with Tektronix 4691 colour copier and the basic command set of Tektronix Interactive Graphic Library(IGL). Additional optional environments include Digital VT125 and VT240 series monitors with digital ReGis Graphic Library (RGL) and Printronix printer/plotter with Digital PLXY software
