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The first component of a FITS file shall be the
primary
header. The primary header may, but need not be, followed by
a primary data
array. The presence or absence of a primary data
array shall be indicated by the values of the NAXIS
or NAXISn keywords
in the primary header (§5.4.1.1).
5/13/1999