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FITS Data Format
FITS stands for `Flexible Image Transport System’ and is the standard astronomical data format endorsed by both NASA and the IAU. FITS is much more than an image format (such as JPG or GIF) and is primarily designed to store scientific data sets consisting of multi-dimensional arrays (1-D spectra, 2-D images or 3-D data cubes) and 2-dimensional tables containing rows and columns of data. See the overview of the FITS format and the FITS Support Office for more general information about FITS.
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