FITS Viewer Tool
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FITS Viewer Tool

The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is the standard format for representing images and data in Astronomy.

The KStars FITS Viewer tool is integrated with the INDI framework for seamless display and manipulation of captured FITS images. Furthermore, the FITS Viewer can be used to post-process raw data. To open a FITS file, select Open FITS... from the File menu, or press Ctrl+O.

FITS Viewer features:


FITS Viewer Tool

The above diagram illustrates the FITS Viewer work area and window. The tool provides basic functions for image display and processing. FITS data depth is preserved throughout all processing, open, and save functions. While the tool adhere to the FITS standard, it does not support all possible FITS features:

The following is a brief description of the tool's functional units:

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