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Table 1 shows the header of the PL171H2B4 image, the HCON 2 map centered at RA = 4h 48m, DEC = -45d 00m, for the 100 micron band.

Table 1. Sample FITS header


[This header is a temporary placeholder.]
SIMPLE  =                    T
BITPIX  =                  -32
NAXIS   =                    3        / # OF AXES
NAXIS1  =                 1300
NAXIS2  =                 1300
NAXIS3  =                    1
EXTEND  =                    T / TAPE MAY HAVE STANDARD FITS EXTENSIONS
BUNIT   = 'MJY/SR  '                  / INTENSITY
CRVAL1  =                 222.
CRPIX1  =                 711.
CTYPE1  = 'GLON-TAN'
CDELT1  =       -0.05000000075
CRVAL2  =                   0.
CROTA1  =                   0.
CROTA2  =                   0.
CRPIX2  =                 651.
CTYPE2  = 'GLAT-TAN'
CDELT2  =        0.05000000075
CRVAL3  =      6.000000000E-05        /  WAVELENGTH IN METERS
CRPIX3  =                   1.
CTYPE3  = 'LAMBDA  '                  /
CDELT3  =      0.000000000E+00        /
DATAMAX =          19589.55859
DATAMIN =         -2.073622227
EPOCH   =      1.950000000E+03        /  EME50
DATE-MAP= '94/07/18'                  /  MAP CREATION DATE(YY/MM/DD)
ORIGIN  = 'JPL-IPAC'                  /  INSTITUTION
TELESCOP= 'IRAS    '                  /
INSTRUME= 'ISSA    '                  /  IRAS SKY SURVEY ATLAS
HISTORY *0 (imported)
HISTORY *1 imcopy V2.1 (Tue Mar 29 17:03:27 PST 1994)
END

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