Project: datamanagement
Issue DM-6651: Move new reference loader so meas_astrom can use it and perform some cleanup
The new reference object loader code lives in pipe_tasks, which means it cannot be directly used by code in meas_astrom. This will hamper separating astrometry.net out of meas_astrom, because unit tests need reference catalogs and meas_astrom cannot depend on pipe_tasks. Also, I'd like to take a cleanup pass on the module names, so the new code is easier to find, and improve the unit tests.
Story points: 2