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FITS file

Most of the keywords have been deleted to make the example shorter.

SIMPLE  =                    T / file does conform to FITS standard
BITPIX  =                    8 / bits per pixel
NAXIS   =                    0 / number of data axes
EXTEND  =                    T / FITS dataset may contain extensions
COMMENT   FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format defined in Astronomy and
COMMENT   Astrophysics Supplement Series v44/p363, v44/p371, v73/p359, v73/p365.
COMMENT   Contact the NASA Science Office of Standards and Technology for the
COMMENT   FITS Definition document #100 and other FITS information.
CHILDREN=                    3 / Number of children for this HDU
CHILD1  = 'DATA_ARRAY'         / Name of child extension
CHILD2  = 'MORE    '           / Name of child extension
CHILD3  = 'HISTORY '           / Name of child extension
CREATOR = 'WRITE1 V1.0'        / Creator of this file
END
 
XTENSION= 'IMAGE   '           / IMAGE extension
BITPIX  =                  -32 / bits per pixel
NAXIS   =                    2 / number of data axes
NAXIS1  =                    2 / length of data axis 1
NAXIS2  =                    3 / length of data axis 2
PCOUNT  =                    0 / number of random group parameters
GCOUNT  =                    1 / number of random groups
EXTNAME = 'DATA_ARRAY'         / Extension contains DATA_ARRAY structure
TYPE    = 'REAL    '           / Data type of this extension
PARENT  = 'PRIMARY '           / Parent HDU of this extension
CHILDREN=                    0 / Number of children for this HDU
END
 
XTENSION= 'IMAGE   '           / IMAGE extension
...
EXTNAME = 'MORE    '           / Extension contains MORE structure
TYPE    = 'EXT     '           / Data type of this extension
PARENT  = 'PRIMARY '           / Parent HDU of this extension
CHILDREN=                    1 / Number of children for this HDU
CHILD1  = 'ASTERIX '           / Name of child extension
END
 
XTENSION= 'IMAGE   '           / IMAGE extension
...
EXTNAME = 'ASTERIX '           / Extension contains ASTERIX structure
TYPE    = 'EXT     '           / Data type of this extension
PARENT  = 'MORE    '           / Parent HDU of this extension
CHILDREN=                    0 / Number of children for this HDU
END
 
XTENSION= 'IMAGE   '           / IMAGE extension
...
EXTNAME = 'HISTORY '           / Contains ASTERIX HISTORY structure
TYPE    = 'HISTORY '           / Data type of this extension
CREATED = '12-Feb-98 14:37:17' / Date & time of HISTORY creation
UPDATE  = 'NORMAL  '           / Update mode for further additions
PARENT  = 'PRIMARY '           / Parent HDU of this extension
CHILDREN=                    1 / Number of children for this HDU
CHILD1  = 'RECORD1 '           / Name of child extension
END
 
XTENSION= 'IMAGE   '           / IMAGE extension
...
EXTNAME = 'RECORD1 '           / Contains ASTERIX HIST_REC structure
TYPE    = 'HIST_REC'           / Data type of this extension
HOST    = 'xund    '           / Machine application was run from
DATE    = '12-Feb-98 14:37:17' / Date & time application was started
COMM    = 'WRITE1 V1.0'        / Version of application being run
TEXT_REC=                    0 / Current text line number
PARENT  = 'HISTORY '           / Parent HDU of this extension
CHILDREN=                    0 / Number of children for this HDU
END



Asterix
Tue Jun 23 11:49:26 BST 1998