int extractAvePlane (char *cubepath, char *impath, int iplane, int nplaneave,
    int *splaneave, int *eplaneave, char *errmsg)
{
    struct stat     buf;
    struct FitsHdr  hdr;

    char   str[1024];
    char   cmd[1024];
    
    int    bitpix;
    int    istatus;
    
    int    nhdu, hdutype, hdunum;

    int    nelements;
   
    int    naxis3;
    int    l;
    int    j;
    int    i;
    int    jj;
    int    nullcnt;

    int    splane;
    int    eplane;

    long   fpixel[4];
    long   fpixelo[4];

    double *fitsbuf;
    double *imbuff;
    
    fitsfile  *infptr;
    fitsfile  *outfptr;

    
    int    debugfile = 1;
    int    debugfile1 = 0;


/*
     Make a NaN value to use setting blank pixels
 */

    union
    {
        double d;
        char   c[8];
    }
    value;

    double nan;

    for(i=0; i<8; ++i)
        value.c[i] = 255;

    nan = value.d;


    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

	fprintf (fp_debug, "\nEnter extractAvePlane: cubepath= [%s]\n", 
	    cubepath);
	fprintf (fp_debug, "iplane= [%d]\n", iplane);
	fprintf (fp_debug, "nplaneave= [%d]\n", nplaneave);
	fprintf (fp_debug, "impath= [%s]\n", impath);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    splane = iplane - nplaneave/2;
    eplane = splane + nplaneave - 1;

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

	fprintf (fp_debug, "splane= [%d] eplane= [%d]\n", splane, eplane);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_open_file (&infptr, cubepath, READONLY, &istatus)) {

        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

	    fprintf (fp_debug, "istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
            fflush (fp_debug);
	}

	sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to open FITS file [%s]\n", cubepath);
	return (-1);
    } 
   
    hdunum = 1; 
    nhdu = 0;
    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_get_num_hdus (infptr, &nhdu, &istatus);
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

	fprintf (fp_debug, 
	    "returned fits_get_hdu_num: istatus= [%d] nhdu= [%d]\n",
	    istatus, nhdu);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    if (hdunum > nhdu) {

        sprintf (errmsg, "fname [%s] doesn't contain any HDU", cubepath);
	return (-1);
    }


/*
    Read fits keywords from the first HDU
*/
    hdutype = 0;
    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_movabs_hdu (infptr, hdunum, &hdutype, &istatus);

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

	fprintf (fp_debug, 
	    "returned fits_movabs_hdu: istatus= [%d] hdutype= [%d]\n",
	    istatus, hdutype);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

/*
    Read fits keywords
*/
    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "simple", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
    
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword SIMPLE not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }
   
    if ((strcmp (str, "T") != 0) && (strcmp (str, "F") != 0)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword SIMPLE must be T or F");
        return (-1);
    }

    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "bitpix", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
    
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword BITPIX not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }
  
    istatus = str2Integer (str, &bitpix, errmsg);
    if (istatus != 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword BITPIX must be an integer");
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((bitpix != 8) &&
        (bitpix != 16) &&
        (bitpix != 32) &&
        (bitpix != 64) &&
        (bitpix != -32) &&
        (bitpix != -64)) {
        
	sprintf (errmsg, 
	    "keyword BITPIX value must be 8, 16, 32, 64, -32, -64");
        return (-1);
    }

    hdr.bitpix = bitpix;

    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
        
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }
    istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.naxis, errmsg);
    if (istatus < 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis to integer");
        return (-1);
    }
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "naxis= [%d]\n", hdr.naxis);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis1", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
        
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "returned fits_read_key: istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }
        
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis1 not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.ns, errmsg);
    
    if (istatus < 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis1 string to integer");
        return (-1);
    }
    hdr.naxes[0] = hdr.ns;

    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis2", str, 
        (char *)NULL, &istatus);
        
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "returned fits_read_key: istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }
        
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis2 not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.nl, errmsg);
    
    if (istatus < 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis2 string to integer");
        return (-1);
    }
    hdr.naxes[1] = hdr.nl;

    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "ns= [%d] nl= [%d]\n", hdr.ns, hdr.nl);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    hdr.nplane = 1;

    if (hdr.naxis > 2) {
    
        istatus = 0;
        istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis3", str, 
            (char *)NULL, &istatus);
        
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

            fprintf (fp_debug, "returned fits_read_key: istatus= [%d]\n", 
	        istatus);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }
        
        if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
            sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis3 not found in fits header");
            return (-1);
        }
    
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

            fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }

        istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.naxes[2], errmsg);
    
        if (istatus < 0) {
            sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis3 string to integer");
            return (-1);
        }
        hdr.nplane = hdr.naxes[2];
    
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

            fprintf (fp_debug, "naxes[2]= [%d]\n", hdr.naxes[2]);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }
    }
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

        fprintf (fp_debug, "nplane= [%d]\n", hdr.nplane);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


    istatus = stat (impath, &buf);
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "impath exists? : istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
        fflush (fp_debug); 
    }

    if (istatus >= 0) {
        sprintf (cmd, "unlink %s", impath);
	istatus = system (cmd);
    }	

/*
    Create output fits file
*/
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_create_file (&outfptr, impath, &istatus)) {
	    
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to create output fitsfile [%s]\n", impath);
        
	if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
            fprintf (fp_debug, "err: [%s]\n", errmsg);
	    fflush (fp_debug);
        }
	return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
	fprintf (fp_debug, "outptr created\n");
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


/* 
    Copy input fits header to output fitsfile
*/
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_copy_header (infptr, outfptr, &istatus)) {

        strcpy (errmsg, "Failed to copy fitshdr\n");
        
	if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
            fprintf (fp_debug, "err: [%s]\n", errmsg);
	    fflush (fp_debug);
        }
	return (-1);
    }

/*
    Update header keyword NAXIS3
*/
    naxis3 = 1;
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_update_key_lng(outfptr, "NAXIS3", naxis3, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus)) {
	
        strcpy (errmsg, "Failed to update keyword NAXIS3\n");
	return (-1);
    }

    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_close_file (infptr, &istatus)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to close cubepath [%s]\n", cubepath);
        return (-1); 
    }
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
	        
	fprintf (fp_debug, "cubepath= [%s]\n", cubepath);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_open_file (&infptr, cubepath, READONLY, &istatus)) {

        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

	    fprintf (fp_debug, "istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
            fflush (fp_debug);
	}

	sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to open FITS file [%s]\n", cubepath);
	return (-1);
    } 
  
/*
    Create imbuff for average image
*/
    imbuff = (double *)malloc (hdr.ns*hdr.nl*sizeof(double));
    for (i=0; i<hdr.nl*hdr.ns; i++) {
        imbuff[i] = 0.;
    }


/*
    Read data from nth plane and write to output fitsfile
*/
    nelements = hdr.ns;
       
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {

	fprintf (fp_debug, "iplane= [%d]\n", iplane);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    fitsbuf  = (double *)malloc(hdr.ns*sizeof(double));

    if (splane < 1)
        splane = 1;
    
    if (eplane > hdr.nplane)
        eplane = hdr.nplane;

    for (l=splane; l<=eplane; l++) { 
    
        fpixel[0] = 1;
        fpixel[1] = 1;
        fpixel[2] = l;
        fpixel[3] = 1;

        for (j=0; j<hdr.nl; j++) {

	    if (j == 0) {
	        if ((debugfile1) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
	        
	            fprintf (fp_debug, "l= [%d] fpixel[2]= [%ld]\n", 
		        l, fpixel[2]);
                    fflush (fp_debug);
	        }
            }

	    if (fits_read_pix (infptr, TDOUBLE, fpixel, nelements, &nan,
                fitsbuf, &nullcnt, &istatus)) {
	        break;
	    }
            
	    if (j == 10) {
	        if ((debugfile1) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
                    for (i=0; i<hdr.ns; i++) {
	                fprintf (fp_debug, "j= [%d] i= [%d] fitsbuf= [%lf]\n",
	                    j, i, fitsbuf[i]);
	                fprintf (fp_debug, "fitsbuf/nplaneave= [%lf]\n",
	                    fitsbuf[i]/nplaneave);
		    }
                    fflush (fp_debug);
	        }
            }         

/*
    Copy data to imbuff for plane averaging
*/
            jj = hdr.ns*j;
	    if ((debugfile1) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
	        fprintf (fp_debug, "jj= [%d]\n", jj);
                fflush (fp_debug);
	    }
	        
            for (i=0; i<hdr.ns; i++) {
		imbuff[jj+i] += fitsbuf[i]/nplaneave; 
            }         
 
            if (j == 10) {
	        if ((debugfile1) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
	        
                    for (i=0; i<hdr.ns; i++) {
	                fprintf (fp_debug, "j= [%d] i= [%d] imbuff= [%lf]\n",
	                    j, i, imbuff[jj+i]);
		    }
                    fflush (fp_debug);
	        }
            }         
            fpixel[1]++;
        }
    }

/*
    Write averaged image to output FITS file
*/
    fpixelo[0] = 1;
    fpixelo[1] = 1;
    fpixelo[2] = 1;
    fpixelo[3] = 1;
    
    for (j=0; j<hdr.nl; j++) {

        jj = hdr.ns*j;
        for (i=0; i<hdr.ns; i++) {
	    fitsbuf[i] = imbuff[jj+i]; 
        }
            
	if (j == 10) {
	    if ((debugfile1) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
	        
                for (i=0; i<hdr.ns; i++) {
	            fprintf (fp_debug, "j= [%d] i= [%d] fitsbuf= [%lf]\n", 
		        j, i, fitsbuf[i]);
		}
                fflush (fp_debug);
	    }
        }         

        
	if (fits_write_pix (outfptr, TDOUBLE, fpixelo, nelements,
			 (void *)fitsbuf, &istatus)) {

            sprintf (errmsg, "fits write error: l= [%d]\n", l);
            return (-1);
        }

        fpixelo[1]++;
    }   


    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_close_file (infptr, &istatus)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to close cubepath [%s]\n", cubepath);
        return (-1); 
    }
    
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_close_file (outfptr, &istatus)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to close impath [%s]\n", impath);
        return (-1); 
    }

    *splaneave = splane;
    *eplaneave = eplane;

    return (0);
}
int generateMedianPlane (char *cubepath, char *impath, int iplane,
    int nplane_in, int *startplane, int *endplane, char *errmsg)
{
    struct stat     buf;
    struct FitsHdr  hdr;

    char   str[1024];
    char   cmd[1024];
    
    int    bitpix;
    int    istatus;
    
    int    nhdu, hdutype, hdunum;

    
    long    nelements;
    
    int    naxis3;
    int    l;
    int    i;
    int    j;
    int    jj;

    int    nullcnt;
    
    int    splane;
    int    eplane;
    int    nplane;
    
    
    int    indx;
    int    indx1;
    int    indx2;

    int    npixel;
    int    midpoint; 

    long   fpixel[4];
    long   fpixelo[4];

    double *fitscubebuf;
    double *outbuf;
    double *fitsbuf1d;
    double *wavebuf;


    fitsfile  *infptr;
    fitsfile  *outfptr;

    
    int    debugfile = 1;


/*
     Make a NaN value to use setting blank pixels
*/

    union
    {
        double d;
        char   c[8];
    }
    value;

    double nan;

    for(i=0; i<8; ++i)
        value.c[i] = 255;

    nan = value.d;


    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "\nEnter generateMedianPlane: cubepath= [%s]\n", 
            cubepath);
        fprintf (fp_debug, "impath= [%s]\n", impath);
        fprintf (fp_debug, "iplane= [%d]\n", iplane);
        fprintf (fp_debug, "nplane_in= [%d]\n", nplane_in);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    nplane = nplane_in;

    splane = iplane - nplane/2;
    eplane = splane + nplane - 1;

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "splane= [%d] eplane= [%d]\n", splane, eplane);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


/*
    Open input fits cube 
*/
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_open_file (&infptr, cubepath, READONLY, &istatus)) {

        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
            fprintf (fp_debug, "istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }

        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to open FITS file [%s]\n", cubepath);
        return (-1);
    } 


    hdunum = 1; 
    nhdu = 0;
    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_get_num_hdus (infptr, &nhdu, &istatus);
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, 
            "returned fits_get_hdu_num: istatus= [%d] nhdu= [%d]\n",
            istatus, nhdu);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    if (hdunum > nhdu) {

        sprintf (errmsg, "fname [%s] doesn't contain any HDU", cubepath);
        return (-1);
    }


/*
    Read fits keywords from the first HDU
*/
    hdutype = 0;
    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_movabs_hdu (infptr, hdunum, &hdutype, &istatus);

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, 
            "returned fits_movabs_hdu: istatus= [%d] hdutype= [%d]\n",
            istatus, hdutype);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

/*
    Read fits keywords
*/
    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "simple", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
    
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword SIMPLE not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }
   
    if ((strcmp (str, "T") != 0) && (strcmp (str, "F") != 0)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword SIMPLE must be T or F");
        return (-1);
    }

    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "bitpix", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
    
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword BITPIX not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }
  
    istatus = str2Integer (str, &bitpix, errmsg);
    if (istatus != 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword BITPIX must be an integer");
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((bitpix != 8) &&
        (bitpix != 16) &&
        (bitpix != 32) &&
        (bitpix != 64) &&
        (bitpix != -32) &&
        (bitpix != -64)) {
        
        sprintf (errmsg, 
            "keyword BITPIX value must be 8, 16, 32, 64, -32, -64");
        return (-1);
    }

    hdr.bitpix = bitpix;

    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
        
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }
    istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.naxis, errmsg);
    if (istatus < 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis to integer");
        return (-1);
    }
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "naxis= [%d]\n", hdr.naxis);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis1", str, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus);
        
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "returned fits_read_key: istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }
        
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis1 not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.ns, errmsg);
    
    if (istatus < 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis1 string to integer");
        return (-1);
    }
    hdr.naxes[0] = hdr.ns;

    istatus = 0;
    istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis2", str, 
        (char *)NULL, &istatus);
        
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "returned fits_read_key: istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }
        
    if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis2 not found in fits header");
        return (-1);
    }
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.nl, errmsg);
    
    if (istatus < 0) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis2 string to integer");
        return (-1);
    }
    hdr.naxes[1] = hdr.nl;

    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "ns= [%d] nl= [%d]\n", hdr.ns, hdr.nl);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    hdr.nplane = 1;

    if (hdr.naxis > 2) {
    
        istatus = 0;
        istatus = fits_read_key (infptr, TSTRING, "naxis3", str, 
            (char *)NULL, &istatus);
        
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
            fprintf (fp_debug, "returned fits_read_key: istatus= [%d]\n", 
                istatus);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }
        
        if (istatus == KEY_NO_EXIST) {
            sprintf (errmsg, "keyword naxis3 not found in fits header");
            return (-1);
        }
    
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
            fprintf (fp_debug, "str= [%s]\n", str);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }

        istatus = str2Integer (str, &hdr.naxes[2], errmsg);
    
        if (istatus < 0) {
            sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to convert naxis3 string to integer");
            return (-1);
        }
        hdr.nplane = hdr.naxes[2];
    
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
            fprintf (fp_debug, "naxes[2]= [%d]\n", hdr.naxes[2]);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }
    }
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "hdr.nplane= [%d]\n", hdr.nplane);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


    if (splane < 1)
        splane = 1;
    
    if (eplane > hdr.nplane)
        eplane = hdr.nplane;

    nplane = eplane - splane + 1;

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        
        fprintf (fp_debug, "hdr.nplane= [%d]\n", hdr.nplane);
        fprintf (fp_debug, "splane= [%d] eplane= [%d]\n", splane, eplane);
        fprintf (fp_debug, "nplane= [%d]\n", nplane);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


/*
    malloc arrays for reading data
*/
    fitscubebuf  
    = (double *)malloc(hdr.ns*hdr.nl*nplane*sizeof(double));
    
    outbuf  = (double *)malloc(hdr.ns*hdr.nl*sizeof(double));
    
    wavebuf  = (double *)malloc(nplane*sizeof(double));
    
    fitsbuf1d  = (double *)malloc(hdr.ns*sizeof(double));

    nelements = hdr.ns;

    npixel = hdr.ns*hdr.nl;
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "npixel= [%d]\n", npixel);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


/*
    Read cube data to fitscubebuf
*/
    fpixel[0] = 1;
    fpixel[3] = 1;
    
    indx = 0;
    for (l=splane; l<=eplane; l++)
    {
       
        indx2 = hdr.nl*hdr.ns*(l-splane); 

        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
            fprintf (fp_debug, "l= [%d]\n", l);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }


        fpixel[1] = 1;
        fpixel[2] = l;
        
        for (j=0; j<hdr.nl; j++)
        {
            indx1 = hdr.ns*j; 

            if (fits_read_pix (infptr, TDOUBLE, fpixel, nelements, &nan,
                fitsbuf1d, &nullcnt, &istatus)) {
                break;
            }

            for (i=0; i<nelements; i++) {
                
                fitscubebuf[indx2+indx1+i] = fitsbuf1d[i];
                
                if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
                    
                    if ((i == 30) && (j == 25)) {
                        fprintf (fp_debug, "i=[%d] j=[%d] l=[%d] pixel=[%lf]\n",
                            i, j, l, fitscubebuf[indx2+indx1+i]);
                        fflush (fp_debug);
                    }
                }


            }

            fpixel[1]++;
        }
   }

/*
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_close_file (infptr, &istatus)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to close cubepath [%s]\n", cubepath);
        return (-1); 
    }
*/


/*
    Extract wave axis and compute median values
*/
    midpoint = nplane / 2;
    
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "midpint= [%d]\n", midpoint);
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }

    for (j=0; j<hdr.nl; j++) {
        
        indx1 = hdr.ns*j;

        for (i=0; i<hdr.ns; i++) {
        
            for (l=0; l<nplane; l++) {
                
                indx = npixel*l + indx1 + i;

                wavebuf[l] = fitscubebuf[indx];
                    
                if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
                    
                    if ((i == 30) && (j == 25)) {
                        fprintf (fp_debug, "i=[%d] j=[%d] l=[%d] pixel=[%lf]\n",
                            i, j, l, wavebuf[l]);
                        fflush (fp_debug);
                    }
                }
            }

            sort (wavebuf, nplane);
                
            if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
                    
                
                if ((i == 30) && (j == 25)) {
                    
                    fprintf (fp_debug, "after qsort\n");
                    for (l=0; l<nplane; l++) {
                        fprintf (fp_debug, "l=[%d] pixel=[%lf]\n", 
                            l, wavebuf[l]);
                    }
                    fflush (fp_debug);
                }
            }

            outbuf[indx1+i] = wavebuf[midpoint];
            
            if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
                if ((i == 30) && (j == 25)) {
                    fprintf (fp_debug, "outbuf= [%lf]\n", outbuf[indx1+i]);
                    fflush (fp_debug);
                }
            }

        }
    }



/*
    Create output fits file
*/
    istatus = stat (impath, &buf);
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "impath exists? : istatus= [%d]\n", istatus);
        fflush (fp_debug); 
    }

    if (istatus >= 0) {
        sprintf (cmd, "unlink %s", impath);
        istatus = system (cmd);
    }        


    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_create_file (&outfptr, impath, &istatus)) {
            
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to create output fitsfile [%s]\n", 
            impath);
        
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
            fprintf (fp_debug, "err: [%s]\n", errmsg);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "outptr created\n");
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


/* 
    Copy input fits header to output fitsfile
*/
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_copy_header (infptr, outfptr, &istatus)) {

        strcpy (errmsg, "Failed to copy fitshdr\n");
        
        if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
            fprintf (fp_debug, "err: [%s]\n", errmsg);
            fflush (fp_debug);
        }
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "header copied\n");
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }



/*
    Update header keyword NAXIS3
*/
    naxis3 = 1;
    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_update_key_lng(outfptr, "NAXIS3", naxis3, (char *)NULL, 
        &istatus)) {
        
        strcpy (errmsg, "Failed to update keyword NAXIS3\n");
        return (-1);
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "naxis3 updated\n");
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


/*
    Write to output fitsfile
*/
    nelements = hdr.ns;
    fpixelo[0] = 1;
    fpixelo[1] = 1;
    fpixelo[2] = 1;
    fpixelo[3] = 1;
       
    for (j=0; j<hdr.nl; j++) {
    
        jj = hdr.ns*j;
        for (i=0; i<hdr.ns; i++) {
                
            fitsbuf1d[i] = outbuf[jj+i];
        }

        if (fits_write_pix (outfptr, TDOUBLE, fpixelo, nelements,
             (void *)fitsbuf1d, &istatus)) {

            sprintf (errmsg, "fits write error: l= [%d] j= [%d]\n", l, j);
            return (-1);
        }

        fpixelo[1]++;
    }

        
    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "here2\n");
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_close_file (infptr, &istatus)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to close cubepath [%s]\n", cubepath);
        return (-1); 
    }

    if ((debugfile) && (fp_debug != (FILE *)NULL)) {
        fprintf (fp_debug, "here3\n");
        fflush (fp_debug);
    }


    istatus = 0;
    if (fits_close_file (outfptr, &istatus)) {
        sprintf (errmsg, "Failed to close impath [%s]\n", impath);
        return (-1); 
    }

    *startplane = splane;
    *endplane = eplane;


    return (0);
}