Table of contents FITSBITS Email Discussion GroupThe FITSBITS moderated email discussion group is the recommended location for public discussion of FITS-related matters. Interested qualified researchers are invited to subscribe.Newsgroup archive from 1991 to 1999FITSBITS archive from 1996 to the presentOf historical interest: charter of the FITSBITS newsgroup, the results and analysis of the vote which lead to the creation of the newsgroup, and an analysis of the readership in 1993.Note: up until 2011, the FITSBITS emails were cross-posted to the sci.astro.fits online Google group. Other FITS-Related Email ListsBelow are links to email list archives for discussions related to FITS. For all email lists maintained by NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory), including links to subscribe, see the NRAO Mailing List page. FITS World Coordinate System Discussions The FITS World Coordinate System (WCS) email exploder was established in 1998 to facilitate negotiations on the details of the WCS agreements for FITS. View the FITS WCS discussion archives from 1998 to the present day. IAU FITS Working Group Discussions International Astronomical Union (IAU) FITS Working Group (IAUFWG) discussions are viewable to members only. However, publicly viewable archives are available for discussions from 1990 to 1995:1990March 1990 IAUFWG Archive1993July 1993 IAUFWG ArchiveSeptember 1993 IAUFWG ArchiveOctober 1993 IAUFWG ArchiveNovember 1993 IAUFWG Archive1994February 1994 IAUFWG ArchiveMarch 1994 IAUFWG ArchiveApril 1994 IAUFWG ArchiveMay 1994 IAUFWG ArchiveJune 1994 IAUFWG ArchiveAugust 1994 IAUFWG ArchiveSeptember 1994 IAUFWG Archive1995January 1995 IAUFWG ArchiveJune 1995 IAUFWG Archive WGAS Discussions View the discussion archives for the discontinued American Astronomical Society (AAS) Working Group on Astronomical Software (WGAS) from 1992 to 1994:1992June 1992 WGAS ArchiveSeptember 1992 WGAS Archive1993May 1993 WGAS ArchiveJune 1993 WGAS ArchiveJuly 1993 WGAS ArchiveAugust 1993 WGAS ArchiveSeptember 1993 WGAS Archive1994June 1994 WGAS Archive Early WGAS FITS Committee Messages The full archive of messages from the discontinued WGAS (Working Group on Astronomical Software) North American Regional FITS Committee (WFC) are available to read behind a login: WFC discussion archive. The WFC discussion archive from 1992 to 1995 is available publicly here (see the index of contents):1992November 1992 WFC ArchiveDecember 1992 WFC Archive1993April 1993 WFC ArchiveMay 1993 WFC ArchiveJune 1993 WFC Archive1994February 1994 WFC ArchiveAnnual reports from this FITS committee are available to read under FITS Committee Activities below. FITSMIME Discussions The FITSMIME discussion list is a dormant discussion list regarding Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) codes for FITS. This online archive covers discussions from 2002 through 2014. HEAFITS Discussions The HEAFITS discussion archive is a dormant discussion list for FITS issues related to high energy astrophysics (HEA). Another incomplete HEAFITS archive from 1993 to 1994 is available here:1993March 1993 HEAFITS ArchiveApril 1993 HEAFITS ArchiveMay 1993 HEAFITS ArchiveJune 1993 HEAFITS ArchiveJuly 1993 HEAFITS Archive1994February 1994 HEAFITS ArchiveMarch 1994 HEAFITS ArchiveApril 1994 HEAFITS ArchiveMay 1994 HEAFITS ArchiveJuly 1994 HEAFITS Archive DISHFITS Discussions The DISHFITS email archive is a dormant discussion list for FITS issues related to single dish radio astronomy. View the archives below:1989September 1989 DISHFITS ArchiveOctober 1989 DISHFITS ArchiveNovember 1989 DISHFITS Archive1990February 1990 DISHFITS ArchiveApril 1990 DISHFITS ArchiveJune 1990 DISHFITS Archive1995January 1995 DISHFITS ArchiveFebruary 1995 DISHFITS ArchiveMarch 1995 DISHFITS Archive FITS Committee Activities The IAU FITS Working Group (IAUFWG) is the international control authority for the FITS data format. You can view an archive of IAUFWG activities and history.Some annual reports for the IAUFWG and other FITS committees are available: WGAS Annual Reports American Astronomical Society Working Group on Astronomical Software (WGAS) (governing body of the North American FITS committee):WGAS Annual Report 1990WGAS Annual Report 1991WGAS Annual Report 1992WGAS Annual Report 1993WGAS Annual Report 1994WGAS Annual Report 1995WGAS Annual Report 1996WGAS Annual Report 1997WGAS Annual Report 1998WGAS Annual Report 1999WGAS Annual Report 2000WGAS Annual Report 2001WGAS Annual Report 2002WGAS Annual Report 2003WGAS Annual Report 2004WGAS Annual Report 2005WGAS Annual Report 2006WGAS Annual Report 2007WGAS Annual Report 2008WGAS Annual Report 2009WGAS Annual Report 2010WGAS Annual Report 2011WGAS Annual Report 2012 European FITS Committee View the meeting report for the European FITS Committee Meeting 1986. IAUFWG Annual Reports IAU FITS Working Group:IAUFWG Annual Report 1992IAUFWG Annual Report 1993IAUFWG Annual Report 1994 ADASS Sessions Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) FITS Birds of a Feather Sessions:ADASS FITS Birds of a Feather 1995 & 1996ADASS FITS Birds of a Feather 1998ADASS FITS Birds of a Feather 2004ADASS FITS Birds of a Feather 2006ADASS FITS Birds of a Feather 2007ADASS FITS Birds of a Feather 2016 More FITS ResourcesNRAO FITS archive, including documents, FITS newsgroup archives,and sample data files.High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) FITS information and sample data files related to High Energy Astrophysics.IAU Recommendations for Nomenclature of Astronomical Sources.sci.data.formats newsgroup: A newsgroup group for scientific data formats that sometimes includes FITS-related discussions.ADASS (Astronomy Data Analysis Software and Systems) conference series.Astronomical Software on the Web: Compiled by the Telescope Data Center at SAO (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory).Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) - a compilation of available software packages.A Summary of the International Standard Date and Time Notation.The Vatican Library has adopted the FITS data format for the long-term digital preservation of the books, manuscripts, and other objects in its vast collection. An overview of some of the technical details of this ambitious project is available on the Vatican Library website.If you know of other items that should be listed on this page, please contact the FITS Support Office.
