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FITS Headers

lambda_green_2018_dust_map_2d.fits

Primary Header

SIMPLE  =                    T / file does conform to FITS standard             
BITPIX  =                    8 / number of bits per data pixel                  
NAXIS   =                    0 / number of data axes                            
EXTEND  =                    T / FITS dataset may contain extensions            
COMMENT   FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy
COMMENT   and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A...376..359H 
RESOLUTN=                   10 / Resolution index                               
SKYCOORD= 'Galactic'           / Coordinate system                              
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX '           / Pixel algorithm                                
ORDERING= 'NESTED  '           / Ordering scheme                                
NSIDE   =                 1024 / Resolution parameter                           
NPIX    =             12582912 / # of pixels                                    
FIRSTPIX=                    0 / First pixel (0 based)                          
LASTPIX =             12582911 / Last pixel (0 based)                           
END                                                                             

Extension Header 2

XTENSION= 'BINTABLE'           /Binary table written by MWRFITS v1.5b           
BITPIX  =                    8 /Required value                                  
NAXIS   =                    2 /Required value                                  
NAXIS1  =            352321536 /Number of bytes per row                         
NAXIS2  =                    1 /Number of rows                                  
PCOUNT  =                    0 /Normally 0 (no varying arrays)                  
GCOUNT  =                    1 /Required value                                  
TFIELDS =                    7 /Number of columns in table                      
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT  *** End of mandatory fields ***                                        
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT  *** Column names ***                                                   
COMMENT                                                                         
TTYPE1  = 'EBV     '           /SFD-like E(B-V)                                 
TTYPE2  = 'EBV_ERR '           /E(B-V) 1-sigma uncertainty                      
TTYPE3  = 'DM_RELIABLE_MAX'    /maximum reliable distance modulus               
TTYPE4  = 'CONVERGED'          /convergence flag for reddening curve fit        
TTYPE5  = 'GR_DIAGNOSTIC'      /Gelman-Rubin diagnostic, < 1.2 is good          
TTYPE6  = 'NSIDE   '           /original HEALPix Nside in the 3D dataset        
TTYPE7  = 'HEALPIX_INDEX'      /original nested pixel index in the 3D dataset   
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT  *** Column formats ***                                                 
COMMENT                                                                         
TFORM1  = '12582912E'          /                                                
TFORM2  = '12582912E'          /                                                
TFORM3  = '12582912E'          /                                                
TFORM4  = '12582912E'          /                                                
TFORM5  = '12582912E'          /                                                
TFORM6  = '12582912E'          /                                                
TFORM7  = '12582912E'          /                                                
END                                                                             

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