.FITS/.FIT - Flexible image transport system

Features:

• Pixel formats: 8, 16, 32 integer bits/pixel, 32, 64 float bits/pixel.
  
  
• Compression: None.
  
  
• Meta info: Name, Author, Comment, Time, Source.
  
  
• Notes: This format is used by many astronomers, e.g. at NASA. 1D data is not supported. For data with dimension > 2, only the first 2D is used. The data 'range' is always mapped onto the full range of an 8-bit grayscale bitmap for display.
  
  
• Defined by: NOST.
  
  

Supported by:

• Image Eye (read only).
• Any Image (read + write).