http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Open-gzipped-FITS-image-files-tp3699348p3699352.html
Bio-Formats can read gzipped FITS files. You can download the Bio-Formats
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> On Thursday 24 May 2007 2:01 am, Gregory Jefferis wrote:
> > Hi Leonard,
> >
> > I forgot the first version I sent needs an extra library for the zlib
> > encoding that you don't want anyway. Here is the very basic version I
> used
> > to use which should do just what you want. In the past I have added it
> as
> > a private class within the body of an existing class like the
> Biorad_Reader
> > it should work fine in the same way with the FITS_Reader. Best,
> >
> > Greg.
>
> Thank you very much for your help, Greg!
>
> I'll add your code to my copy. I think it would be nice if this were
> officially added to ImageJ.
> --
> ==Leonard E. Sitongia
> High Altitude Observatory
> National Center for Atmospheric Research
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