HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.

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Create A New FITS File

To create a new FITS file with a primary image array, you need to specify the following parameters:
  • File name: If a full path is not specified, the file will be created in the current directory (as shown in the open file dialog box).
  • Data Type: The basic data types are
    • Byte : bitpix = 8
    • Integer : bitpix = 16
    • Long : bitpix = 32
    • Float : bitpix = -32
    • Long Long : bitpix = 64
    • Double : bitpix = -64
    The first 3 can be either Signed or Unsigned. BSCALE and BZERO keywords will be created to produce the non-standard Signed Byte and Unsigned Integer and Long data types.
  • Dimensions: Provide the size of the array with a comma- or space-separated list of its dimensions. For example, a 3-dimensional image could be specified with "10 20 30", producing in image with dimensions of 10x20x30.
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HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.