[fitsbits] FITS reference

[Louis Giglio]

Malcolm Currie <mjc at star.rl.ac.uk> writes:

>I'd prefer a slightly longer version.
>
>COMMENT   FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy
>COMMENT   and Astrophysics' vol 376, page 359; bibcode 2001A&A...376..359H.
>
>The extra line helps it stand out, and the expansion of the acronym will
>give non-astronomers a clue as to what it is.

As perhaps the poster child for non-astronomical FITS users, I like this
suggestion.

>URLs change, and can be longer than the 70 characters available, so
>I'm lukewarm to include one of those.

I agree with this as well.  Leave out the URL; they're generally more
transient, and folks can easily turn up on-line FITS references with any
search engine.

Cheers,
Louis