WMAP Far Sidelobe Map
FITS Header Information

The map is contained in a binary table containing TEMPERATURE and N_OBS columns.

Primary Header

SIMPLE  =                    T /Dummy Created by MWRFITS v1.4b
BITPIX  =                   16 /Dummy primary header created by MWRFITS
NAXIS   =                    0 /No data is associated with this header
EXTEND  =                    T /Extensions may (will!) be present
COMMENT This file contains a WMAP seven year Res 7 far sidelobe map
COMMENT for the differencing assembly indicated by the DA keyword.
DATE    = '2007-06-18T21:00:19' /file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT)
TELESCOP= 'WMAP    '           /Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
REFERENC= 'WMAP Explanatory Supplement:  http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/' /
RELEASE = 'DR4     '           /WMAP Release
DA      = 'Ka1     '           /WMAP Differencing Assembly
FREQ    = 'Ka band '           /Frequency Band
RESOLUTN=                    7 /HEALPix Resolution Index
NSIDE   =                  128 /HEALPix Resolution Parameter
FIRSTPIX=                    0 /First pixel (0 based)
LASTPIX =               196607 /Last pixel (0 based)
END

Temperature Map Table

XTENSION= 'BINTABLE'           /Binary table written by MWRFITS v1.4b
BITPIX  =                    8 /Required value
NAXIS   =                    2 /Required value
NAXIS1  =                    8 /Number of bytes per row
NAXIS2  =               196608 /Number of rows
PCOUNT  =                    0 /Normally 0 (no varying arrays)
GCOUNT  =                    1 /Required value
TFIELDS =                    2 /Number of columns in table
COMMENT
COMMENT  *** End of mandatory fields ***
COMMENT
COMMENT
COMMENT  *** End of mandatory fields ***
COMMENT
COMMENT
COMMENT  *** Column names ***
COMMENT
COMMENT
COMMENT  *** Column names ***
COMMENT
TTYPE1  = 'TEMPERATURE '       /
TTYPE2  = 'N_OBS   '           /
COMMENT
COMMENT  *** Column formats ***
COMMENT
COMMENT
COMMENT  *** Column formats ***
COMMENT
TFORM1  = 'E       '           /
TFORM2  = 'E       '           /
RESOLUTN=                    7 /HEALPix Resolution Index
NSIDE   =                  128 /HEALPix Resolution Parameter
FIRSTPIX=                    0 /First pixel (0 based)
LASTPIX =               196607 /Last pixel (0 based)
END

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