[AstroPy] Video Formats in FITS?

Wayne Watson sierra_mtnview at sbcglobal.net
Wed Apr 29 14:22:13 EDT 2009


When video cameras are used for astronomy, is FITS used as the format 
for each frame,  or is there some other preferred format?

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           Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

             (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
              Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet  

           All the neutrons, and protons in the human body occupy
           a cube whose side is 5.52*10**-6 meters (tiny!). That
           adds up to a 150 pound person. It's not a surprise that
           we are mostly space. (Calculation by WTW)
 





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