[daip] WMAP FITS files

[Eric Greisen]

Bryan Butler wrote:
> 
> hi eric,
> 
> i'm trying to read the WMAP FITS files into AIPS, and it is balking. the 
> files can be found at: 
> http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/map/dr4/maps_band_smth_r9_i_7yr_get.cfm
> 
> i tried FITLD, and got:
> 
> FITLD1: SKIPPED UNKNOWN EXTENSION FILE OF11651 BLOCKS. EXTTYP = 'IMAGE
>          '
> FITLD1: SKIPPED UNKNOWN EXTENSION FILE OF11651 BLOCKS. EXTTYP = 'IMAGE
>          '
> FITLD1: CATIO: CATNO      0 OUT OF RANGE
> FITLD1: TABINI: ERROR  2 CATALOGING FILE CT NO   1
> FITLD1: CTINI: ERROR   4 FROM TABINI OPCODE = WRIT
> FITLD1: CTINI: ERROR   4 INITIALIZING CALC TABLE FOR WRIT
> FITLD1: CTUPDT: DOING INIT ERROR    4
> FITLD1: BT2AIP: ARRAY GEOMETRY TABLE NOT PRESENT - ILLEGAL FILE
> FITLD1: ERROR      1 RETURNED FROM BT2AIP
> FITLD1: Purports to die of UNNATURAL causes
> 
> and tried IMLOD and got:
> 
> IMLOD1: SKIPPED UNKNOWN EXTENSION FILE OF11651 BLOCKS. EXTTYP = 'IMAGE
>          '
> IMLOD1: SKIPPED UNKNOWN EXTENSION FILE OF11651 BLOCKS. EXTTYP = 'IMAGE
>          '
> IMLOD1: NO DATA AND NO TABLES FOUND. DELETING IMAGE.
> 
> 
> SAOImage ds9 can read and display them just fine, but i don't like the 
> display manipulation in that program.
> 
> any help you can provide would be much appreciated :).
> 
>     -bryan
> 

What version of aips are you using.  31DEC10 should be able to read this 
- I jsut downloaded two of the files at that site and both work for me 
on Linux and MACINT.

Eric