cfitsio

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  "why_use_this": "FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is the standard format for astronomical data storage and exchange. cfitsio is the de facto reference implementation used by astronomy software, observatories, and data pipelines worldwide. If you\u0027re building astronomy tools or processing space telescope data, this is the canonical dependency."
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