[fitsbits] INSTRUME and TELESCOP
Tom Kuiper
kuiper at jpl.nasa.gov
Wed May 6 13:29:06 EDT 2009
In the SDFITS documentation I find the meaning of TELESCOP and INSTRUME
quite clear. (BACKEND seems to be disappearing in favor of INSTRUME.)
However, in CLASS the command
set telescope <string>
seems to expect a string that identifies both the telescope and the
backend (e.g. "CSO 1GHZ IF3"). On the other hand, in ASAP, the command
set_instrument(<string>)
seems to want a telescope identifier (e.g. "MOWPRA"). (I haven't
figured out yet how one selects a specific back end in ASAP.) Because
CLASS and ASAP have a long history I'm reluctant to suggest that either
or both should change but I don't see how either can be fully SDFITS
compliant otherwise.
Your opinions?
Regards
Tom
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