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bombuzal
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FITS images

Post by bombuzal »

I get "file can't be loaded!"(MP) message or "format of the file could not be determined"(Classic) when trying to open FITS images created by DwarfLab smart lelescope. I thought FITS images are supported. Am I missing something?
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user0
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Re: FITS images

Post by user0 »

check 'Show all graphic formats' in Settings>General


ps: it seems that in the FITS world not all images follow the standard consistently, few examples:
https://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_samples.html

so 'FITS File Verifier' exists:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/T ... erifier.pl
bombuzal
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Re: FITS images

Post by bombuzal »

''Show all graphic formats' did the job, thank you