[fitsbits] conversion of jpeg to fits

[michel at xmm.u-strasbg.fr]

Isac,

You should be able to convert JPEG into FITS with Aladin 
(http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/aladin-f.gml) with the condition of 
providing an astrometry for the input image. That has been shown in a 
focused demo at ADASS 2005.

Bye
LM

Quoting Sreenath K R <sreenath.isac at gmail.com>:

> I have jpeg image and I would like to convert it into fits format. Kindly do
> let me know how to convert jpeg format to fits format.
> Also I would like to know generally what is the format of the data of any
> image that is given as input for making fits format.
> thanks
> --
> Sreenath.K.R
> Scientist/Engineer 'SC'
> ISTRAC/ISRO
> Bangalore
>