FITS on the web

[Rollin C. Thomas]

Paul Borlin (n9244366 at cc.wwu.edu) wrote:
: I have recently created a web page containing all the images our school has
: created.  The images are in several formats including FITS.  I have
: experience one problem.  All the browsers I have used want to load FITS
: (and ST6) files directly into the viewing window instead of downloading
: them.  The only thing I have been able to do to resolve this is to compress
: them, and I don't want to do that.  I've noticed that most FITS achives
: don't.  How do I get around this problem?

Perhaps instead of specifying a url like "http://blah.edu/whatever/image.fit"
you specify "ftp://blah.edu/whatever/" and have an anonymous ftp thingy
going?  

So I assume you guys use a SBIG ST-6?  We've got a Meade LX-200 16" with
a SBIG ST-6.  How you like the setup?  Do you use the CCDOPS program 
with it, or your own?  It annoys me how CCDOPS will write, but not read
FITS files...

Rollin

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