RFC - 4047
MIME Sub-type Registrations for Flexible Image Transport System (FITS)
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc4047.txt |
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| Authors: | S. Allen [UCO/Lick Observatory], D. Wells [National Radio Astronomy Observatory] |
| Date: | April 2005 |
| Category: | Informational |
| Referred by: | 0 RFC |
| Refers to: | 5 RFC |
Status
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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Abstract
This document describes the registration of the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) sub-types to be used by the international astronomical community for the interchange of Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) files. The encoding is defined by the published FITS standard documents. The FITS format has been in use since 1979, and almost all data from astronomical observations are interchanged by using FITS.
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