What is the difference between .fits and .g3?
- Extension
- .fits
- .g3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Fax
- Developer
- IAU FITS Working Group
- CCITT
- 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.
- Fax image created in the CCITT Group 3 compressed format, which is used for digital transmission of fax data and supports 1 bit per pixel; can be viewed by programs such as GIMP and IrfanView.
- MIME Type
- image/fits
- image/g3fax
- Sample
- sample.fits
- sample.g3
- Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia
- .g3 on Wikipedia