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Synopsis Convert an image FITS file into a CASA image Description

Convert an image FITS file into a CASA image

Arguments


Inputs
fitsimage	Name of input image FITS file
	allowed:	string
	Default:
imagename	Name of output CASA image
	allowed:	string
	Default:
whichrep	If fits image has multiple coordinate reps, choose one.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	0
whichhdu	If its file contains multiple images,, choose one.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	0
zeroblanks	Set blanked pixels to zero (not NaN)
	allowed:	bool
	Default:	True
overwrite	Overwrite pre-existing imagename
	allowed:	bool
	Default:	False

Example

        Standard image FITS files are processed into a Casa image

Keyword arguments:
fitsimage -- Name of input image FITS file
default: none; example=’3C273XC1.fits’
imagename -- Name of output CASA image
default: none; example: imagename=’3C273XC1.image’
whichrep -- If fits image has multiple coordinate reps,
        choose one.
default: 0 means first; example: whichrep=1
whichhdu -- If fits file contains multiple images,
        choose this one
default=0 mean first; example: whichhdu=1
zeroblanks -- Set blanked pixels to zero (not NaN)
default=True; example: zeroblanks=True
overwrite -- Overwrite pre-existing imagename
default=False; example: overwrite=True

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