- Extension
- .fits
- .eps
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- An EPS file is a graphics file saved in the Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file format. It may contain 2D vector graphics, bitmap images, and text. EPS files also include an embedded preview image in bitmap format.
- MIME Type
- image/fits
- application/postscript
