[fitsbits] INSTRUME and TELESCOP

[Bob Garwood]

That's all an internal view of the system.  SDFITS doesn't care.   
Standard telescope names would be useful, but they aren't defined.  And 
again, SDFITS isn't really a standard - just a dream of a standard 
that's never been really realized.
Bob

Tom Kuiper wrote:
> 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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