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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Rob:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I have transitioned to half-time, but I am still involved in FITS activities in regards to Heliophysics missions. A number of missions still come to me to check over their FITS
header plans, in particular in regards to coordinates, and I still maintain FITS-related and other software in the IDL SolarSoft library. I hope to stay involved at a low level for at least the next several years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In regards to B, I have been mentoring some younger people to take over for me for various tasks, though not specifically for FITS. It’s important to have somebody from the
Heliophysics community involved, perhaps from the people developing the Python SunPy package.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In regards to meetings, under the new NASA system, I’ve already been refused permission for two meetings this year, including the AAS meeting in Anchorage this month, and don’t
anticipate being allowed to go to any other non-operational meetings this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">fitsbits <fitsbits-bounces@listmgr.nrao.edu> on behalf of "Seaman, Robert Lewis - (rseaman) via fitsbits" <fitsbits@listmgr.nrao.edu><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"Seaman, Robert Lewis - (rseaman)" <rseaman@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"fitsbits@listmgr.nrao.edu" <fitsbits@listmgr.nrao.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] [BULK] [fitsbits] FITS status ? {External}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello FITS folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I circulated a thread a couple of weeks ago about a proposed small addition to the allowed values for ZCMPTYPE to include “JPEGXL”. There are some other small details, but it isn’t
much more complicated than that, and incrementing the standard (<a href="https://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_standard.html">https://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_standard.html</a>) to version 4.01. Support in astropy and CFITSIO is in the works.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since then, I’ve contacted the latest two IAU FITS WG chairs, who are both now retired. The more basic logistical questions are A) who remains engaged from the old days in FITS as
a standard, and B) how to navigate a transition to early (well, earlier) career astronomical software professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Action items:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please respond to this ping if you fall under category A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please make suggestions about how to do B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please consider participating in either:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">the upcoming ADASSx Summer Workshop, August 1-5, 2025, following the Rubin Community Workshop in Tucson (<a href="https://catalina.lpl.arizona.edu/adassx-2025">https://catalina.lpl.arizona.edu/adassx-2025</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and/or the regular ADASS XXXV, November 9-13, Görlitz, Germany (website soon)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and perhaps even submit FITS-related abstracts!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">FITS governance may need refreshing, but FITS as a day-to-day standard in astronomy continues strong.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Rob Seaman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Catalina Sky Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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