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This standard formally defines the FITS format
for data structuring and exchange that is to be used where
applicable as defined in §1.3. It is intended as a
formal codification of the FITS format that has been
endorsed by the IAU for transfer of astronomical data, fully
consistent with all actions and endorsements of the IAU and the
IAU FITS Working Group (IAUFWG).
Minor ambiguities and
inconsistencies in FITS as described in the original papers are
eliminated.
5/13/1999