FITS Headers
wmap_mcmc_fss_cmb_stk_u_9yr_v5.fits
Primary Header
SIMPLE = T / Written by IDL: Fri Nov 2 21:22:56 2012
BITPIX = 32 / Number of bits per data pixel
NAXIS = 0 / Number of data axes
EXTEND = T / FITS data may contain extensions
DATE = '2012-11-02' / Creation date (CCYY-MM-DD) of FITS header
COMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy
COMMENT and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode 2001A&A...376..359H
TELESCOP= 'WMAP ' /Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
OBJECT = 'ALL-SKY ' /Portion of the sky given.
EQUINOX = 2000.00 /Equinox of coordinates
REFERENC= 'WMAP Explanatory Supplement: http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/' /
RELEASE = 'DR5 ' /WMAP Release
SKYCOORD= 'Galactic' /Coordinate system
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' /Pixel algorithm
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' /Ordering scheme
RESOLUTN= 6 /Resolution index
NSIDE = 64 /Resolution parameter
NPIX = 49152 /# of pixels
FIRSTPIX= 0 /First pixel (0 based)
LASTPIX = 49151 /Last pixel (0 based)
STOKES = 'U ' /
COMMENT Free Synchrotron Fitting Model, Strong et.al, 2011
COMMENT CMB Stokes U Maps (thermodynamic units)
END
Extension Header 2
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' /Binary table written by MWRFITS v1.10
BITPIX = 8 /Required value
NAXIS = 2 /Required value
NAXIS1 = 24 /Number of bytes per row
NAXIS2 = 49152 /Number of rows
PCOUNT = 0 /Normally 0 (no varying arrays)
GCOUNT = 1 /Required value
TFIELDS = 3 /Number of columns in table
COMMENT
COMMENT *** End of mandatory fields ***
COMMENT
SKYCOORD= 'Galactic' /Coordinate system
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' /Pixel algorithm
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' /Ordering scheme
RESOLUTN= 6 /Resolution index
NSIDE = 64 /Resolution parameter
NPIX = 49152 /# of pixels
FIRSTPIX= 0 /First pixel (0 based)
LASTPIX = 49151 /Last pixel (0 based)
COMMENT
COMMENT *** Column names ***
COMMENT
TTYPE1 = 'BESTFIT ' /
TTYPE2 = 'MEAN ' /
TTYPE3 = 'VARIANCE' /
COMMENT
COMMENT *** Column formats ***
COMMENT
TFORM1 = 'D ' /
TFORM2 = 'D ' /
TFORM3 = 'D ' /
END