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<p>I'm not quite understanding how this would be implemented. Is
this a new BITPIX ? Or does it only apply to a new extension.
like how BINTABLE was done?</p>
<p>I get worried if we encode (compression) algorithms in order to
decode FITS files.</p>
<p> - peter<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/27/25 11:13, Barrett, Paul via
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<div dir="ltr">I would like to suggest that FITS add the <a
href="https://computing.llnl.gov/projects/fpzip"
moz-do-not-send="true">fpzip</a> floating point compression
algorithm to the FITS standard. fpzip is primarily designed for
lossless compression but also has a provision for lossy
compression.
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<div>I will be adding it to FITSFiles.jl, a pure Julia
implementation of the FITS standard.</div>
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<div>Department of Physics</div>
<div>The George Washington University</div>
<div>Washington, DC 20052</div>
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