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FITS keywords

Your image data is normally acquired in the .fit standard.  This standard supports significant data in the "header" of the file.  In this box, you can select what information is entered in every image file you acquire.  The data entered in the fields below is reported as the "value" for the associated "keyword".



  • Telescope: (Keyword: TELESCOP).  Enter a suitable description of your telescope system here.
  • Instrument: (Keyword: INSTRUME).  Enter a suitable description of you camera here.  Some image processing programs, notably CCDStack, use this data as part of their image processing so a consistent name is recommended.
  • Observer: (Keyword: OBSERVER). Enter your name, initials, etc. here
  • Observatory: (Keyword: OBSERVAT).  Enter your observatory name here.