[fitsbits] Storing PDF and other graphics binary files in FITS {External}

Richard J. Mathar mathar at mpia-hd.mpg.de
Sun Mar 15 17:10:11 EDT 2026


There is the FITS Foreign File encapsulation convention
in https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.1829 . The major question
is: in how many of the typical FITS reader languages/libraries
is that actually implemented?

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Dr. Richard J. Mathar
Max-Planck Institut f. Astronomie
Konigstuhl 17
69117 Heidelberg
Germany          
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