derriere-at-newb6.u-strasbg.fr wrote:
>
> Dear data modelers,
>
> I attach to this mail a comparison of the symbols used
> for units in different sources: IAU recommendations,
> VizieR, HEASARC and the GNU software Units.
The units discussion in the FITS Standard document is more up-to-date and authoritative than the HEASARC document. In particular, see section 4.3 of the proposed new version of the FITS Standard, which is available from the FITS Support Office web page at http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov.
-Bill Pence
-- ____________________________________________________________________ Dr. William Pence pence-at-milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov NASA/GSFC Code 662 HEASARC +1-301-286-4599 (voice) Greenbelt MD 20771 +1-301-286-1684 (fax)Received on 2007-10-02Z20:14:19