FITS Headers
wmap_smth_iqumap_r9_9yr_Q2_v5.fits
Primary Header
SIMPLE = T / file does conform to FITS standard
BITPIX = 32 / 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 = '2012-07-09T15:58:38' /file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT)
TELESCOP= 'WMAP ' /Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
COMMENT This file contains WMAP nine-year coadded 1 deg. smoothed Intensity and
COMMENT Polarization (I, Q, and U) Res 9 skymaps for the differencing assembly i
COMMENT by the DA keyword.
REFERENC= 'WMAP Explanatory Supplement: http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/' /
OBJECT = 'ALL-SKY ' / Portion of sky given
EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of coordinates
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' / Pixel algorithm
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' / Ordering scheme
NSIDE = 512 /Resolution Parameter
NPIX = 3145728 /Number of pixels
FIRSTPIX= 0 /First pixel (0 based)
LASTPIX = 3145727 /Last pixel (0 based)
STOKES = 'IQU ' /
DA = 'Q2 ' /WMAP Differencing Assembly
FREQ = 'Q band ' /Frequency band
RELEASE = 'DR5 ' /WMAP Release
RESOLUTN= 9 /Resolution Index
SIGMA0_I= 2.13108000000 /
SIGMA0_Q= 2.13953000000 /
SIGMA0_U= 2.13953000000 /
COMMENT Pixel noise in mK may be evaluated from the Nobs field using
COMMENT the expression:
COMMENT sigma = sigma0/sqrt(Nobs)
COMMENT sigma0 applies to the entire map and is a scalar value listed
COMMENT in the header.
END
Stokes Maps
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' / binary table extension
BITPIX = 8 / 8-bit bytes
NAXIS = 2 / 2-dimensional binary table
NAXIS1 = 16 / 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 = 4 / number of fields in each row
TTYPE1 = 'TEMPERATURE' /
TFORM1 = 'E ' /
TUNIT1 = 'mK,thermodynamic' /
TTYPE2 = 'Q_POLARISATION' /
TFORM2 = 'E ' /
TUNIT2 = 'mK,thermodynamic' /
TTYPE3 = 'U_POLARISATION' /
TFORM3 = 'E ' /
TUNIT3 = 'mK,thermodynamic' /
TTYPE4 = 'N_OBS ' /
TFORM4 = 'E ' /
TUNIT4 = 'counts ' /
EXTNAME = 'Stokes Maps' /
DATE = '2012-07-09T00:24:31' /
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' /
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' /
NSIDE = 512 /
FIRSTPIX= 0 /
LASTPIX = 3145727 /
END
Weight Arrays
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' / binary table extension
BITPIX = 8 / 8-bit bytes
NAXIS = 2 / 2-dimensional binary table
NAXIS1 = 16 / 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 = 4 / number of fields in each row
TTYPE1 = 'N_OBS ' /
TFORM1 = 'E ' /
TTYPE2 = 'QQ ' /
TFORM2 = 'E ' /
TUNIT2 = 'counts ' /
TTYPE3 = 'QU ' /
TFORM3 = 'E ' /
TUNIT3 = 'counts ' /
TTYPE4 = 'UU ' /
TFORM4 = 'E ' /
TUNIT4 = 'counts ' /
EXTNAME = 'Weight Arrays' /
DATE = '2012-07-09T00:24:31' /
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' /
ORDERING= 'NESTED ' /
NSIDE = 512 /
FIRSTPIX= 0 /
LASTPIX = 3145727 /
COMMENT Weight arrays must be divided by a scaling factor sigma_0^2
COMMENT to provide a weight array in physical units (mK^-2). See WMAP
COMMENT Explanatory Supplement.
END