#
#you will need the following files to compress
#and uncompress this data:
# fcompress*
# hdecomp
# hdecompress*
# hcomp
# 
# *webscope has the extension .csh on the files, which isn't needed

You may be able to use the executables in this directory.  They were
compiled on Mandrake9.2 but work on Redhat 9.0 too.

If not try to compile your own version using the hcompress.tar.Z file in
this directory.  The author Rick White helped me compile these exucutables
by making a few changes he outlined in an email (see hcomp.compilenotes.txt)

#command to used to compress this data 
#
./fcompress -r -s 10 *.fits
or
fcompress.csh -r -s 10 *.fits

# 
#To uncompress use:
./hdecompress <image name>
or
hdecompress.csh <image name>
#
# wildcards are o.k. like:
./hdecompress *.fits.H
or
hdecompress.csh *.fits.H