diff --git a/lib/avm/image.rb b/lib/avm/image.rb
index c3eea5f..d2190d2 100644
--- a/lib/avm/image.rb
+++ b/lib/avm/image.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ require 'avm/creator'
 require 'avm/xmp'
 require 'avm/image_type'
 require 'avm/image_quality'
+require 'avm/observation'
 
 module AVM
   class Image
     DUBLIN_CORE_FIELDS = [ :title, :description ]
-    AVM_SINGLE_FIELDS = [ 'Distance.Notes', 'ReferenceURL', 'Credit', 'Date', 'ID', 'Type', 'Image.ProductQuality' ]
+    AVM_SINGLE_FIELDS = [ 'Distance.Notes', 'Spectral.Notes', 'ReferenceURL', 'Credit', 'Date', 'ID', 'Type', 'Image.ProductQuality' ]
+    AVM_SINGLE_METHODS = [ :distance_notes, :spectral_notes, :reference_url, :credit, :date, :id, :type, :quality ]
+    AVM_SINGLES = AVM_SINGLE_FIELDS.zip(AVM_SINGLE_METHODS)
 
     attr_reader :creator, :observations
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ module AVM
 
         refs[:photoshop].add_child(%{<photoshop:Headline>#{headline}</photoshop:Headline>})
 
-        AVM_SINGLE_FIELDS.zip([distance_notes, reference_url, credit, string_date, id, image_type, image_quality]).each do |tag, value|
+        AVM_SINGLE_FIELDS.zip([distance_notes, spectral_notes, reference_url, credit, string_date, id, image_type, image_quality]).each do |tag, value|
           refs[:avm].add_child(%{<avm:#{tag}>#{value.to_s}</avm:#{tag}>}) if value
         end
 
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ module AVM
           end
         end
 
-        AVM_SINGLE_FIELDS.zip([ :distance_notes, :reference_url, :credit, :date, :id, :type, :quality ]).each do |tag, field|
+        AVM_SINGLES.each do |tag, field|
           if node = refs[:avm].at_xpath("./avm:#{tag}")
             options[field] = node.text
           end
diff --git a/spec/avm/image_spec.rb b/spec/avm/image_spec.rb
index 1d900a7..45ad06a 100644
--- a/spec/avm/image_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/avm/image_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe AVM::Image do
   let(:headline) { 'Headline' }
   let(:description) { 'Description' }
   let(:distance_notes) { 'Distance Notes' }
+  let(:spectral_notes) { 'Spectral Notes' }
   let(:reference_url) { 'Reference URL' }
   let(:credit) { 'Credit' }
   let(:date) { '2010-01-01' }
@@ -20,14 +21,13 @@ describe AVM::Image do
   let(:redshift) { 'Redshift' }
   let(:light_years) { 'Light years' }
 
-  it "should have spectral notes"
-
   def self.with_all_options
     let(:options) { { 
       :title => title, 
       :headline => headline, 
       :description => description, 
       :distance_notes => distance_notes, 
+      :spectral_notes => spectral_notes, 
       :reference_url => reference_url, 
       :credit => credit, 
       :date => date, 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ describe AVM::Image do
     its(:headline) { should == headline }
     its(:description) { should == description }
     its(:distance_notes) { should == distance_notes }
+    its(:spectral_notes) { should == spectral_notes }
     its(:reference_url) { should == reference_url }
     its(:credit) { should == credit }
     its(:date) { should == Time.parse(date) }
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ describe AVM::Image do
       its(:headline) { should be_nil }
       its(:description) { should be_nil }
       its(:distance_notes) { should be_nil }
+      its(:spectral_notes) { should be_nil }
       its(:reference_url) { should be_nil }
       its(:credit) { should be_nil }
       its(:date) { should be_nil }
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ describe AVM::Image do
         dublin_core.at_xpath('./dc:description/rdf:Alt/rdf:li').text.should == description
         
         avm.at_xpath('./avm:Distance.Notes').text.should == distance_notes
+        avm.at_xpath('./avm:Spectral.Notes').text.should == spectral_notes
         avm.at_xpath('./avm:ReferenceURL').text.should == reference_url
         avm.at_xpath('./avm:Credit').text.should == credit
         avm.at_xpath('./avm:Date').text.should == date
diff --git a/spec/sample_files/image/both.xmp b/spec/sample_files/image/both.xmp
index 6f62e8e..cdcddd8 100644
--- a/spec/sample_files/image/both.xmp
+++ b/spec/sample_files/image/both.xmp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     </rdf:Description>
     <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
       xmlns:avm="http://www.communicatingastronomy.org/avm/1.0/">
+      <avm:Spectral.Notes>Spectral Notes</avm:Spectral.Notes>
       <avm:Distance.Notes>Distance Notes</avm:Distance.Notes>
       <avm:ReferenceURL>Reference URL</avm:ReferenceURL>
       <avm:Credit>Credit</avm:Credit>
diff --git a/spec/sample_files/image/light_years.xmp b/spec/sample_files/image/light_years.xmp
index becc7b8..aa7781d 100644
--- a/spec/sample_files/image/light_years.xmp
+++ b/spec/sample_files/image/light_years.xmp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     </rdf:Description>
     <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
       xmlns:avm="http://www.communicatingastronomy.org/avm/1.0/">
+      <avm:Spectral.Notes>Spectral Notes</avm:Spectral.Notes>
       <avm:Distance.Notes>Distance Notes</avm:Distance.Notes>
       <avm:ReferenceURL>Reference URL</avm:ReferenceURL>
       <avm:Credit>Credit</avm:Credit>
diff --git a/spec/sample_files/image/redshift.xmp b/spec/sample_files/image/redshift.xmp
index e86c9b4..a48395c 100644
--- a/spec/sample_files/image/redshift.xmp
+++ b/spec/sample_files/image/redshift.xmp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     </rdf:Description>
     <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
       xmlns:avm="http://www.communicatingastronomy.org/avm/1.0/">
+      <avm:Spectral.Notes>Spectral Notes</avm:Spectral.Notes>
       <avm:Distance.Notes>Distance Notes</avm:Distance.Notes>
       <avm:ReferenceURL>Reference URL</avm:ReferenceURL>
       <avm:Credit>Credit</avm:Credit>