Poster title: Improving the sky subtraction for X-shooter data Poster abstract: As the Near-InfraRed (NIR) sky can be brighter than the object by several orders of magnitude NIR spectra need very good sky subtraction. OFFSET/NODDING data are sensitive to sky background variations, while STARE data observe the sky emission simultaneously. We present an improved sky subtraction for X-shooter STARE data with a much better fit to the sky lines and extraction quality. ---- Full author list: A. Modigliani, G. Becker, G. Cupani, V. D'Odorico, S. Moehler