Introduction

This is a guide to reducing CCD spectra acquired with the UK Schmidt multi-object fibre spectrograph FLAIR-II with the data reduction package IRAF, version 2.10.2 or later. A familiarity with the reduction of CCD spectral data in IRAF is assumed. You may find the following references to be of assistance.

• A Beginner's Guide to Using IRAF by Jeannette Barnes.
• A User's Guide to CCD Reductions with IRAF by Philip Massey.
• A User's Guide to Reducing Slit Spectra with IRAF by Philip Massey, Francisco Valdes and Jeannette Barnes.
• Guide to the Multifiber Reduction Task DOFIBERS by Francisco Valdes (all the above are available on the web at http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/web/docs)
• FLAIR System Reference Guide by Q.A. Parker and F.G. Watson (available from the AAO, ref. UM:31.1 June 1992).
• FLAIR PC System User Guide by A.P. Oates (available from the AAO, ref. TM:8.1 April 1991).