[fitsbits] INSTRUME, TELESCOP, etc.

[Arnold Rots]

Here's what Chandra uses, in accordance with HEASARC convention:

MISSION = 'AXAF    '      / Project
TELESCOP= 'CHANDRA '      / Telescope
INSTRUME= 'HRC     '      / Instrument
GRATING = 'LETG    '      / Grating
DETNAM  = 'HRC-S   '      / Detector
OBS_MODE= 'POINTING'      / Observation mode
DATAMODE= 'OBSERVING'     / Data mode

In a sense, MISSION is equivalent to OBSERVAT.

  - Arnold

William Thompson wrote:
> I was reviewing a document suggesting keywords to be used in FITS headers, and I 
> was wondering if there was any kind of defacto standard beyond that in the FITS 
> definition.  The keywords being suggested were as follows
> 
> 	INSTRUME	FITS Standard
> 	TELESCOP	FITS Standard
> 
> 	DETECTOR	The detector used
> 	INSTITUT	The institution
> 	OBSERVAT	The observatory
> 	NETWORK		I think this keyword is meant to be used for data taken 				by a 
> network of observatories, such as the GONG network.
> 
> Except for the first two, which are standard FITS keywords, are any of the other 
> keywords used elsewhere?  Or are their other forms which capture the same concepts?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> William Thompson
> 
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