FITS Headers
wmap_qumap_r4_yr1_W3_v3.fits
Primary Header
SIMPLE = T / file does conform to FITS standard
BITPIX = 8 / number of bits per data pixel
NAXIS = 0 / number of data axes
EXTEND = T / FITS dataset may contain extensions
COMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy
COMMENT and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A...376..359H
DATE = '2007-10-29T22:37:50' /file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT)
TELESCOP= 'WMAP ' /Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
OBJECT = 'ALL-SKY ' / Portion of sky given
EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of coordinates
COMMENT This file contains WMAP Intensity and Polarization (Q and U)
COMMENT Res 4 skymaps for the differencing assembly indicated by
COMMENT the DA keyword.
COMMENT The first year of data went into the map.
REFERENC= 'WMAP Explanatory Supplement: http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/' /
DA = 'W3 ' /WMAP Differencing Assembly
FREQ = 'W band ' /Frequency band
STOKES = 'QU ' / i, q, or u
RELEASE = 'DR3 ' /WMAP Release
RESOLUTN= 4 /Resolution Index
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' / Pixel algorithm
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' / Ordering scheme
NSIDE = 16 /Resolution Parameter
NPIX = 3072 /Number of pixels
FIRSTPIX= 0 /First pixel (0 based)
LASTPIX = 3071 /Last pixel (0 based)
END
Stokes Maps
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' / binary table extension
BITPIX = 8 / 8-bit bytes
NAXIS = 2 / 2-dimensional binary table
NAXIS1 = 8 / width of table in bytes
NAXIS2 = 3072 / number of rows in table
PCOUNT = 0 / size of special data area
GCOUNT = 1 / one data group (required keyword)
TFIELDS = 2 / number of fields in each row
TTYPE1 = 'Q_POLARISATION ' /
TFORM1 = 'E ' /
TUNIT1 = 'mK,thermodynamic' /
TTYPE2 = 'U_POLARISATION ' /
TFORM2 = 'E ' /
TUNIT2 = 'mK,thermodynamic' /
EXTNAME = 'Stokes Maps' /
DATE = '2007-10-29T18:38:03' /
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' /
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' /
NSIDE = 16 /
FIRSTPIX= 0 /
LASTPIX = 3071 /
END
Weight Arrays
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' / binary table extension
BITPIX = 8 / 8-bit bytes
NAXIS = 2 / 2-dimensional binary table
NAXIS1 = 12 / width of table in bytes
NAXIS2 = 3072 / number of rows in table
PCOUNT = 0 / size of special data area
GCOUNT = 1 / one data group (required keyword)
TFIELDS = 3 / number of fields in each row
TTYPE1 = 'QQ ' /
TFORM1 = 'E ' /
TUNIT1 = 'counts ' /
TTYPE2 = 'QU ' /
TFORM2 = 'E ' /
TUNIT2 = 'counts ' /
TTYPE3 = 'UU ' /
TFORM3 = 'E ' /
TUNIT3 = 'counts ' /
EXTNAME = 'Weight Arrays' /
DATE = '2007-10-29T18:38:03' /
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' /
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' /
NSIDE = 16 /
FIRSTPIX= 0 /
LASTPIX = 3071 /
COMMENT Weight arrays must be divided by a scaling factor sigma_0^2
COMMENT to provide a weight array in physical units (mK^-2). See WMAP
COMMENT Explanatory Supplement.
END