## Package nom.tam.fits

The Flexible Image Transport System, used primarily for exchanging astronomical data.

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Description

Class Summary
A3DTableHDU: FITS binary table header/data unit
AsciiTableHDU: FITS ASCII table header/data unit ASCII tables are not currently suppoted.
BadHDU
BasicHDU: This abstract class is the parent of all HDU types.
BinaryTable: This class defines the methods for accessing FITS binary table data.
BinaryTableHDU: FITS binary table header/data unit
BinaryTableHeaderParser: This class defines the methods for accessing FITS binary table header information.
CardTable: This class stores a set of FITS header cards.
Column: Keep header and data information for a column from a FITS table.
Data: This class provides methods to access the data segment of an HDU.
ExtensionHDU: Generic FITS extension methods
FauxHDU
Fits: This class provides access to routines to allow users to read and write FITS files.
FitsDate
HDU: Methods to read/write FITS Header/Data unit (HDU).
Header: This class describes methods to access and manipulate the header for a FITS HDU.
HeaderCard: This class describes methods to access and manipulate the individual cards for a FITS Header.
ImageData: This class instantiates FITS primary HDU and IMAGE extension data.
ImageHDU: FITS image header/data unit
KeyChain: This class is used to maintain linked lists of headers cards with the same keyword.
KeyHash
PrimaryHDU: FITS primary array header/data unit
RandomGroupsData: This class instantiates FITS Random Groups data.
RandomGroupsHDU: Random groups HDUs.
SkippedHDU
TableHDU: Generic FITS table methods

Exception Summary
BadHeaderException: This exception indicates that an error was detected while parsing a FITS header record.
FitsException
HeaderCardException
TruncatedFileException: This exception is thrown when an EOF is detected in the middle of an HDU.

## Package nom.tam.fits Description

The Flexible Image Transport System, used primarily for exchanging astronomical data.