---
name: "Image::ExifTool::FITS"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::FITS"
---

# Image::ExifTool::FITS(3pm)

Read Flexible Image Transport System metadata

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::FITS - Read Flexible Image Transport System metadata

## SYNOPSIS

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to read meta information from FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) images.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<https://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits\_standard.html\>

  ## SEE ALSO

"FITS Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)