Index: /trunk/Ohana/src/libfits/header/F_scan.c
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--- /trunk/Ohana/src/libfits/header/F_scan.c	(revision 2765)
+++ /trunk/Ohana/src/libfits/header/F_scan.c	(revision 2766)
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@
   /* remaining options are numerical data */
   /* need to interpret 1.0d5 as 1.0e5 */
+  if (p[10] == 0x27) p++;  /** skip over initial ' (SOME BAD sources write floats with '') **/
   value = strtod (p + 10, &q);
   if ((*q == 'd') || (*q == 'D'))