| Table 1.  Sample FITS header | 
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  | SIMPLE   | 
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  T | 
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  / | 
  STANDARD FITS FORMAT | 
  | BITPIX   | 
  = | 
  16 | 
      | 
  / | 
  2 BYTE TWOS-COMPL INTEGERS | 
  | NAXIS    | 
  = | 
  3           | 
      | 
  / | 
  NUMBER OF AXES | 
  | NAXIS1   | 
  = | 
  1584           | 
      | 
  / | 
  NZ = Z  GRID DIMENSION | 
  | NAXIS2   | 
  = | 
  1584           | 
      | 
  / | 
  NY = Y  GRID DIMENSION | 
  | NAXIS3   | 
  = | 
  1           | 
      | 
  / | 
  # WAVELENGTHS | 
  | BLOCKED  | 
  = | 
  T           | 
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  / | 
  TAPE MAY BE BLOCKED | 
  | COMMENT | 
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  ********************* | 
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  ***  FLUX DENSITY  ** | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
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  ********************* | 
  | BSCALE   | 
  = | 
  1.471550E-03           | 
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  / | 
  TRUE=TAPE*BSCALE + BZERO | 
  | BZERO    | 
  = | 
  0.0 | 
    | 
  | BUNIT    | 
  = | 
  'JY      '                     | 
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  / | 
  FLUX DENSITY | 
  | BLANK    | 
  = | 
  -32768           | 
      | 
  / | 
  TAPE VALUE FOR EMPTY CELL | 
  | CRVAL1   | 
  = | 
  2.999998E+01           | 
      | 
  / | 
  RA AT ORIGIN (DEGREES) | 
  | CRPIX1   | 
  = | 
  793.           | 
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  / | 
  Z-AXIS ORIGIN (CELL) = (NZ/2)+1 | 
  | CTYPE1   | 
  = | 
  'RA---SIN' | 
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  / | 
  DECREASES IN VALUE AS SAMPLE INDEX | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  INCREASES  (ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION) | 
  | CDELT1   | 
  = | 
  -4.166666E-03           | 
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  / | 
  Z-GRID CELL WIDTH (DEGREES) | 
  | CROTA1   | 
  = | 
  0.0                    | 
      | 
  / | 
  TWIST ANGLE UNDEFINED FOR Z-AXIS | 
  | CRVAL2   | 
  = | 
  -4.999991E+00           | 
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  / | 
  DEC AT ORIGIN (DEGREES) | 
  | CRPIX2   | 
  = | 
  793.           | 
      | 
  / | 
  Y-AXIS ORIGIN (CELL)= (NY/2)+1 | 
  | CTYPE2   | 
  = | 
  'DEC--SIN'                     | 
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  / | 
  INCREASES IN VALUE AS LINE INDEX | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  INCREASES  (ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION) | 
  | CDELT2   | 
  = | 
  4.166666E-03           | 
      | 
  / | 
  Y-GRID CELL WIDTH (DEGREES) | 
  | CROTA2   | 
  = | 
  0.0                    | 
      | 
  / | 
  ROTATES +NAXIS2 INTO +DEC AXIS (ANGLE | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  MEASURED POSITIVE CCW FROM +NAXIS2 TO | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  +DEC)  (DEGREES) | 
  | CRVAL3   | 
  = | 
  1.2E-05           | 
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  / | 
  WAVELENGTH IN METERS | 
  | CRPIX3   | 
  = | 
  1. | 
    | 
  | CTYPE3   | 
  = | 
  'LAMBDA  ' | 
    | 
  | CDELT3   | 
  = | 
  0. | 
    | 
  | CROTA3   | 
  = | 
  0. | 
    | 
  | DATAMAX  | 
  = | 
  1.366922E+01           | 
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  / | 
  JY       (TRUE VALUE) | 
  | DATAMIN  | 
  = | 
  -2.913668E-01           | 
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  / | 
  JY       (TRUE VALUE) | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
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  NO. OF EMPTY CELLS =       0 | 
  | NCF      | 
  = | 
  9.965854E-01           | 
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  NOISE CORRECTION FACTOR | 
  | EPOCH    | 
  = | 
  1950.           | 
      | 
  / | 
  EME50 | 
  | DATE-OBS | 
  = | 
  ' 0/ 0/83'                     | 
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  / | 
  DATE OF OBSERVATION (DD/MM/YY) | 
  | DATE     | 
  = | 
  ' 4/10/88'                     | 
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  / | 
  DATE THIS TAPE WRITTEN (DD/MM/YY) | 
  | ORIGIN   | 
  = | 
  'IPAC    '                     | 
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  INSTITUTION:INFRARED PROCESSING AND | 
  | COMMENT                                                | 
  ANALYSIS CENTER; | 
  | COMMENT                                                | 
  MAIL CODE:100-22 CALTECH | 
  | TELESCOP | 
  = | 
  'IRAS    ' | 
    | 
  | INSTRUME | 
  = | 
  'FSS     ' | 
    | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  FSSID = FSPP | 
  | FSSPLATE | 
  = | 
  757. | 
      | 
  / | 
  FSS PLATE NO. | 
  | DATE-CR  | 
  = | 
  '73290756'                     | 
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  / | 
  FSS PLATE FILE CREATION DATE(YDDDHHMM) | 
  | PLTNOISE | 
  = | 
  2.943097E-02           | 
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  / | 
  EST. PLATE MEDIAN NOISE (JY) | 
  | HISTORY | 
  CALFAC USED = 0.995 * 7.418E+12 | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  GRID TWIST =  1.800000E+02 (DEG) MEAS-COMMENT | 
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  URED FROM SOUTH TO +Y, CW IS POSITIVE. | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  GAIN NORM. USED =   1.400000E+00 | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  MFILT =        23 | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  KFILT =        -1 | 
  | OBJECT   | 
  = | 
  'MD4F10  '                     | 
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  PLATE LABEL | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  CMOON=  5.898375E+01 DEG.; MIN. CONE | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  ANGLE OF MOON. | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  CJUP =  1.372079E+02 DEG.; MIN. CONE | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  ANGLE OF JUPITER. | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  CSAT =  1.611698E+02 DEG.; MIN. CONE | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  ANGLE OF SATURN. | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  CMARS=  7.435899E+01 DEG.; MIN. CONE | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  ANGLE OF MARS. | 
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  MAX/MIN UNCERTAINTIES ON IN-SCAN | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  BORESIGHT POSITION = | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  5.839935E+01/  1.968169E+00 ARC SEC. | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
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  | COMMENT                                    | 
  MAX/MIN UNCERTAINTIES ON CROSS-SCAN | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  BORESIGHT POSITION = | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  2.695137E+01/  8.007517E+00 ARC SEC. | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
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  | COMMENT                                    | 
  PROGRAM VERSION AND COMPILATION DATE | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  (MM/DD/YY): M-P0.99 11/02/87. | 
  | COMMENT                                    | 
  NUMBER OF IN-TOLERANCE FRAMES = 8902. | 
  | COMMENT | 
  REFERENCES: | 
  | COMMENT | 
  IRAS SDAS SOFTWARE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION(SIS) #623-94/NO. FS01 | 
  | COMMENT | 
  EXPLANATORY SUPPLEMENT TO THE IRAS FAINT SOURCE SURVEY (NOV.1988) | 
  | COMMENT | 
  ASTRON. ASTROPHYS. SUPPL. SER. 44,(1981) 363-370(RE:FITS) | 
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