nom.tam.fits
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nom.tam.fits is a full-featured, fast, 100% pure Java library for reading, writing, and modifying FITS files. The library owes its origins to Thomas A. McGlynn (hence the nom.tam prefix) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Currently, it is maintained by Attila Kovács at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.
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- User's Guide
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- Contributor's guide
About FITS
FITS is the Flexible Image Transport System, a file format designed at NASA for astronomical images and datasets. Despite its venerable age, the format is still being used today, including for disciplines outside of astrophysics.