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FITS Resources
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The FITSBITS moderated
email discussion group is the recommended
location for public discussion of FITS-related matters.
Interested qualified researchers may
subscribe here.
Of historical interest:
charter of the newsgroup,
the results
and analysis of the vote
which lead to the creation of the newsgroup,
and an analysis of the readership
in 1993.
Note: up until 2011, the FITSBITS emails were cross-posted to the sci.astro.fits online Google group. -
Other FITS-related mail lists:
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fitswcs
- FITS World Coordinate System discussion list
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iaufwg
- IAU FITS Working Group discussions (for members only)
(archive from 1990 to 1995)
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WGAS
- discontinued AAS Working Group on Astronomical Software discussions
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wfc
- discontinued WGAS (North American Regional) FITS Committee discussions
(archive from 1992 to 1995)
See annual reports, below.
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fitsmime
- dormant discussion list regarding MIME codes for FITS
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HEAFITS
- dormant discussion list for FITS issues related to high energy astrophysics
(another incomplete archive)
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DISHFITS
- dormant discussion list for FITS issues related to single dish radio astronomy.
- NRAO maintains many other email lists.
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fitswcs
- FITS World Coordinate System discussion list
- The IAU FITS Working Group is the international control authority for the FITS data format.
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Some annual reports for the IAUFWG and other
FITS committees are available:
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American Astronomical Society Working Group on Astronomical Software
(governing body of the North American FITS committee)
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - European FITS Committee: 1986
- IAU FITS Working Group Annual Reports: 1992, 1993, 1994
- ADASS FITS Birds of a Feather Sessions: 1995 & 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2016
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American Astronomical Society Working Group on Astronomical Software
- NRAO FITS archive, including documents, FITS newsgroup archives,and sample data files.
- HEASARC FITS information and sample data files related to High Energy Astrophysics
- IAU Recommendations for Nomenclature of Astronomical Sources
- sci.data.formats newsgroup - A newsgroup group for scientific data formats that sometimes includes FITS-related discussions.
- ADASS - Astronomy Data Analysis Software and Systems conference series.
- Astronomical Software on the Web - compiled by the Telescope Data Center at SAO.
- Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) - a compilation of available software packages.
- A Summary of the International Standard Date and Time Notation.
- The Vatican Library has adopted the FITS data format for the long-term digital preservation of the books, manuscripts, and other objects in its vast collection. An overview of some of the technical details of this ambitious project is available on the Vatican Library Web site.
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