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4.5 Special Records

The first 8 bytes of special records must  not contain the string  ``XTENSION''. It is recommended that they not contain the string  ``SIMPLE''. The records must have the standard FITS 23040-bit record length. The contents of special records are not otherwise specified by this standard.




5/13/1999