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Re: Reading FITS File Question [message #54793]

Fri, 13 July 2007 16:33

wlandsman
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Registered: June 2000

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>
> This article from Wayne Landsman's site looks like it covers what you want to
> know:http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio.html
>
I'll take the opportunity to say that this site and the entire IDL
Astrolib will be out of comission until Monday July 16 due to a power
shutdown. --Wayne

P.S. All the FITS I/O programs should run under the VM.

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Re: Reading FITS File Question [message #54801 is a reply to message #54793]

Thu, 12 July 2007 19:26

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Dick Jackson writes:

> This article from Wayne Landsman's site looks like it covers what you want to
> know:
> http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio.html

Oh, dear. Too many decisions. Reminds me of why
I hate to eat a sandwich at Subway. :-)

Thanks!

David
--
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Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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Re: Reading FITS File Question [message #54802 is a reply to message #54801]

Thu, 12 July 2007 14:53

Dick Jackson
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Registered: August 1998

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Hi David,

"David Fanning" <news@dfanning.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21003f77f92c804c98a017@news.frii.com...
> Folks,
>
> I have always read FITS files with MRDFITS, but I have some code
> that uses FITS_READ. Does anyone know if there is any particular
> reason to prefer one over the other? I want this program to run
> in the VM eventually.

This article from Wayne Landsman's site looks like it covers what you want to
know:
http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio.html

Cheers,
-Dick

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Dick Jackson Software Consulting http://www.d-jackson.com
Victoria, BC, Canada +1-250-220-6117 dick@d-jackson.com

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