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.