Converting fit.fz files before uplaod

[Carrie Nugent]

Hi all,

I'd like to upload a set of fit.fz files, but that's not a supported file type. I've tried converting them to .fits files using:

from astropy.io import fits

    with fits.open(image_path) as hdul:
        hdul.writeto(new_name, overwrite=True)

Where image_path is the fit.fz file and new_name is the .fits file. But when I upload the resulting .fits file, I get the error:

...ns.py", line 612, in dosub img = get_or_create_image(df, tempfiles=tempfiles) File "process_submissions.py", line 663, in get_or_create_image raise Exception("This file's type is not supported.") Exception: This file's type is not supported.

so the conversion isn't behaving as I intend. I can convert the fit.fz files to fits using DS9, but I'd like a solution I can apply to large number of files. Any help is welcome.

Thanks!

Carrie

[Dustin Lang]

Hi,

Astrometry.net isn't smart about multi-HDU image either! -- FITS images have to be in the primary HDU -- is there any chance that astropy is writing out an empty primary HDU followed by an image extension HDU?

(If you send a nova.astrometry.net submission ID I can dig into the details.)

cheers,

dustin

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[Carrie Nugent]

Hi Dustin,

Thanks for the advice. Here's a solution, in case it is useful to others:

    with fits.open(image_path) as hdul:
        files[name]["data"] = hdul[1].data
        files[name]["header"] = hdul[1].header
    hdu = fits.PrimaryHDU(files[name]["data"], header=files[name]["header"])
    hdu.writeto(new_file_name, overwrite=True)

Best,

Carrie