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fits_write

PURPOSE ^

Function Name:

SYNOPSIS ^

function fits_write(FILENAME, HEADER, IMAGE)

DESCRIPTION ^

 Function Name:
    fits_write

 Description: Writes an image and header to a FITS file. 'BITPIX', 'NAXIS',
 and 'SIMPLE' keywords are ignored. This information is automatically
 calculated based on the dimensions and the data type of the input image.

 Usage:
    fits_write(FILENAME, HEADER, IMAGE);

 Arguments:
    FILENAME: A character array representing the filename.
    HEADER:   The fits header as a structure array.
    IMAGE:    The image as a MATLAB array.

 Type 'mfitsio_license' to display the MFITSIO licensing agreement.

CROSS-REFERENCE INFORMATION ^

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SOURCE CODE ^

0001 % Function Name:
0002 %    fits_write
0003 %
0004 % Description: Writes an image and header to a FITS file. 'BITPIX', 'NAXIS',
0005 % and 'SIMPLE' keywords are ignored. This information is automatically
0006 % calculated based on the dimensions and the data type of the input image.
0007 %
0008 % Usage:
0009 %    fits_write(FILENAME, HEADER, IMAGE);
0010 %
0011 % Arguments:
0012 %    FILENAME: A character array representing the filename.
0013 %    HEADER:   The fits header as a structure array.
0014 %    IMAGE:    The image as a MATLAB array.
0015 %
0016 % Type 'mfitsio_license' to display the MFITSIO licensing agreement.
0017 
0018 function fits_write(FILENAME, HEADER, IMAGE)
0019   fits_write_image(FILENAME, IMAGE, HEADER);
0020 %  fits_write_header(FILENAME, HEADER);
0021 
0022 % Author: Damian Eads <eads@lanl.gov>
0023 %
0024 % This software and ancillary information (herein called ``Software'')
0025 % called MFITSIO is made available under the terms described here. The
0026 % SOFTWARE has been approved for release with associated LA-CC number:
0027 % LA-CC-02-085.
0028 %
0029 % This SOFTWARE has been authored by an employee or employees of the
0030 % University of California, operator of the Los Alamos National Laboratory
0031 % under Contract No. W-7405-ENG-36 with the U.S. Department of Energy.
0032 % The U.S. Government has rights to use, reproduce, and distribute this
0033 % SOFTWARE.  The public may copy, distribute, prepare derivative works and
0034 % publicly display this SOFTWARE without charge, provided that this Notice
0035 % and any statement of authorship are reproduced on all copies.  Neither
0036 % the Government nor the University makes any warranty, express or
0037 % implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the use of this
0038 % SOFTWARE.  If SOFTWARE is modified to produce derivative works, such
0039 % modified SOFTWARE should be clearly marked, so as not to confuse it with
0040 % the version available from LANL.

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