[fitsbits] SDFITS file header vs extension header

[Kuiper, Thomas (3266)]

You're right. I was focused too narrowly on the data acquisition stage.  Thanks.

Tom

p.s. but should a reader not pick up relevant metadata wherever they live, and writers smart enough to avoid repetition?

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> On May 14, 2014, at 1:24 PM, "Bob Garwood" <bgarwood at nrao.edu> wrote:
> 
> Actually, combining data from different PROJIDs does happen.
> 
>> On 5/14/2014 4:06 PM, Tom Kuiper wrote:
>> What's the logic behind where to put metadata?  For example, why would
>> these not go into the primary header:
>> TELESCOP, site data, PROJID.  In fact, anything common to all extension
>> in the file.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Tom
> 
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