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Title:
The FITS tables extension
Authors:
Harten, R. H.; Grosbol, P.; Greisen, E. W.; Wells, D. C.
Affiliation:
AA(Stichting Radiostraling van zon en Melkweg, Dwingeloo, Netherlands), AB(European Southern Observatory, Garching, Federal Republic of Germany), AC(National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA), AD(National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA)
Publication:
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series (ISSN 0365-0138), vol. 73, no. 3, June 1988, p. 365-372. (A&AS Homepage)
Publication Date:
06/1988
Category:
Astronomy
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
DATA TRANSMISSION, IMAGE PROCESSING, MAGNETIC TAPE TRANSPORTS, ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGS, DATA BASES, DATA PROCESSING, DATA RECORDING, FORMAT, TABLES (DATA)
Bibliographic Code:
1988A&AS...73..365H

Abstract

Generalized extension rules for the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) have been used to obtain a FITS extension for the transmission of catalogs and tables of astronomical data. The present self-documenting data structure can fully describe the names, formats, and units of a printable ASCII text table. Application of the present design to the transmission of relational database structures is also considered.

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