[fitswcs] NAXIS vs. WCSDIM

[Peter Bunclark]

On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Doug Mink wrote:

> William Pence responded to my suggestion of using BITPIX=0 for dataless
> FITS files with a WCS in the header:
> >
> > Yikes.  Producing FITS files with an illegal BITPIX value (the FITS standard
...
>
> These header-only images are really place-holders for existing images with
...
> display programs give error messages when encountering BITPIX=0 isn't
too
>
> -Doug Mink
>
Perhaps this, then, is a case for
SIMPLE  =                       F / This file is internal only, not FITS.


Pete.