Hi Bringfried, On Jun 10, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Bringfried Stecklum wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > when I tried to open the FITS file > > /home/stecklum/Targets/IRAS13481-6124/AAT/aatdata/443/20060606/A/ > RUN0134.FTS > > GAIA bumped with the error > > "bad filename format" > > Any thoughts? What happens when you rename it to either .FIT or .FITS ? Cheers, Brad.