FITS Liberator: Flexible Image Transport System
Channel: NOIRLabAstro
Date: 2021-10-08

The amazing images of the Universe that we see produced by NOIRLab’s telescopes, as well as observatories such as the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, all start off as FITS files. FITS stands for Flexible Image Transport System, which has been in use by astronomers since the early 1980s, but has really become ubiquitous over the past 30 or so years with the advent of Charged Coupled Devices (CCDs), which are electronic sensors used in astronomical cameras, replacing photographic plates.

More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/fits-liberator-rector/

Related article: https://noirlab.edu/public/blog/noirlab-pretty-pictures/

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NOIRLab