dwells@fits.cx.nrao.edu (Don Wells) (05/20/91)
Archive-name: sci/astro/radio-cdrom/1991-05-17 Archive-directory: fits.cx.nrao.edu:/radio-cdrom/ [192.33.115.8] Original-posting-by: dwells@fits.cx.nrao.edu (Don Wells) Original-subject: Re: CD-ROM archive of radio images being collected Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) In article <1991May17.133313.23672@nmt.edu> nraoaoc@nmt.edu (Daniel Briggs) writes: ...The NRAO is currently collecting digital images of radio sources to be archived and distributed on a CD-ROM... If you've got an image that you'd like to submit for the archives, send mail to Jim Condon (jcondon@nrao.edu) for details on how to submit it... You don't need to bother Jim with a query, because you may submit your data via FTP. Just do anonymous FTP to fits.cx.nrao.edu [192.33.115.8] and then do 'cd radio-cdrom' followed by 'dir'. At the moment this directory shows: -r--r--r-- 1 ftp vlb 279360 Apr 1 18:33 3C405.VLBI -r--r--r-- 1 dwells vlb 1703 Apr 1 18:46 3c405.tex -rw-r--r-- 1 dwells vlb 1703 Apr 1 18:46 cdform.tex -rw-r--r-- 1 dwells vlb 2866 Mar 13 13:57 readme.tex The readme.tex says approximately what Daniel said in his posting; you don't need it. Fetch the file cdform.tex. This is a form which gives NRAO permission to distribute your data. The form is already filled in, with entries which document the 3C405 (Cygnus A) image file which is in the directory, a good example of what such a form should say (incidentally, those of you who would like to have a 256^2 VLBI image to play with could fetch the FITS file if you like). Change the name from 'cdform.tex' to something like '3c405.tex'. Delete the JPL VLBI information and substitute information which is appropriate for your dataset. Now use the FTP 'put' command to copy your form into this directory (yes, you will have write permission into this particular subdirectory of the anonFTP server). Issue the 'binary' command to switch to binary mode, and then copy your FITS file(s) into the directory, with a command like 'put myfitsfile myobject.fit', where 'myobject' is something like '3c405'. Finally, send Email to Jim Condon (jcondon@nrao.edu) to inform him of your submission, and please CC me (dwells@nrao.edu) in your message. At the moment I have about 65_MB free in this partition, so if you see that the directory has a significant fraction of that amount already in it please alert me via Email (dwells@nrao.edu), so that I can move the files to another place. If you want to submit two or more unrelated datasets (please do!), submit multiple forms so that the PIs, textual explanations and literature references can be kept separate. NRAO will accept any FITS files of the radio sky which PIs deem to be likely to be of general interest to the astronomical research community. If you have a dataset which you think is suitable, but it is not in FITS form, and you feel unable to convert it to FITS, don't despair. Send an Email message to me (dwells@nrao.edu) with an explanation; I will consider whether I could convert it for you. If your dataset is *BIG*, once again, don't despair. Send Email, and Jim and I will consider it. -- Donald C. Wells Associate Scientist dwells@nrao.edu National Radio Astronomy Observatory +1-804-296-0277 Edgemont Road Fax= +1-804-296-0278 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-2475 USA 78:31.1W, 38:02.2N -- comp.archives file verification fits.cx.nrao.edu total 295 -rw-r--r-- 1 dwells 1703 Apr 1 18:46 cdform.tex -r--r--r-- 1 dwells 1703 Apr 1 18:46 3c405.tex -r--r--r-- 1 ftp 279360 Apr 1 18:33 3C405.VLBI -rw-r--r-- 1 dwells 2866 Mar 13 13:57 readme.tex found radio-cdrom ok fits.cx.nrao.edu:/radio-cdrom/