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FITS File - What is a .fits file and how do I open it?
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What is a FITS file? Bitmap graphic created in the FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format, which was originally specified by the International Astronomical Union (IAU); may contain both binary data and ASCII text; used as a standard format for storing astronomical data.
More Information FITS files are often used to save captured frames from telescope observations.
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Flexible Image Transport System File
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What is a FITS file?
Bitmap graphic created in the FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format, which was originally specified by the International Astronomical Union (IAU); may contain both binary data and ASCII text; used as a standard format for storing astronomical data.
More Information
FITS files are often used to save captured frames from telescope observations.
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Programs that open FITS files
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NASA fv FITS Viewer
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MSB AVIS
Free
MicroObservatory Image
Free
Wolfram Research Mathematica
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GIMP
Free
XnViewMP
Free
Chasys Photo
Free
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NASA fv FITS Viewer
Free
MicroObservatory Image
Free
GIMP
Free
XnViewMP
Free
Linux
NASA fv FITS Viewer
Free
MicroObservatory Image
Free
GIMP
Free
XnViewMP
Free
Category: Raster Image Files
Updated: December 13, 2018