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wmap_temperature_source_mask_r9_7yr_v4.fits

Primary Header

SIMPLE  =                    T / file does conform to FITS standard             
BITPIX  =                   16 / 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 
DATE    = '2009-12-29T19:55:31' /file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT)    
OBJECT  = 'ALL-SKY '           / Portion of sky given                           
COMMENT   This file defines the sky pixels excluded                             
COMMENT   by the WMAP intensity source mask for the 7-year data.                
COMMENT   Excluded pixels have the field N_OBS set to 0.                        
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT   See the WMAP Explanatory Supplement for further details.              
COMMENT Temperature Point Source Exclusion Mask                                 
REFERENC= 'WMAP Explanatory Supplement:  http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/' //lambda.
RELEASE = 'DR4     '           /WMAP Release                                    
VERSION = 'PASS 4  '           / Internal WMAP Version                          
RESOLUTN=                    9 /Resolution Index                                
SKYCOORD= 'Galactic'           / Coordinate system                              
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX '           / Pixel algorithm                                
ORDERING= 'NESTED  '           / Ordering scheme                                
NSIDE   =                  512 /Resolution Parameter                            
NPIX    =              3145728 / # of pixels                                    
FIRSTPIX=                    0 /First pixel (0 based)                           
LASTPIX =              3145727 /Last pixel (0 based)                            
TELESCOP= 'WMAP    '           /Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe            
END                                                                             

Archive Map Table

XTENSION= 'BINTABLE'           /binary table extension                          
BITPIX  =                    8 /8-bit bytes                                     
NAXIS   =                    2 /2-dimensional binary table                      
NAXIS1  =                    8 /width of table in bytes                         
NAXIS2  =              3145728 /number of rows in table                         
PCOUNT  =                    0 /size of special data area                       
GCOUNT  =                    1 /one data group (required keyword)               
TFIELDS =                    2 /number of fields in each row                    
TTYPE1  = 'TEMPERATURE '       /label for field   1                             
TFORM1  = 'E       '           /data format of field: 4-byte REAL               
TUNIT1  = 'mK, thermodynamic'  /physical unit of field                          
TTYPE2  = 'N_OBS   '           /label for field   2                             
TFORM2  = 'E       '           /data format of field: 4-byte REAL               
TUNIT2  = 'counts  '           /physical unit of field                          
EXTNAME = 'Archive Map Table'  /name of this binary table extension             
DATE    = '2009-12-29T00:00:00' /Table creation date                            
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX '           /Pixel algorithm                                 
ORDERING= 'NESTED  '           /Ordering scheme                                 
NSIDE   =                  512 /Resolution parameter                            
FIRSTPIX=                    0 /First pixel (0 based)                           
LASTPIX =              3145727 /Last pixel (0 based)                            
COMMENT   The TEMPERATURE field is set to 0 for all pixels.                     
COMMENT   N_obs is the boolean mask, where 0 means exclude, 1 means include.    
END                                                                             

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