# man > Image::ExifTool::FITS

## NAME
    [Image::ExifTool::FITS](http://localhost/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3AFITS/markdown) - Read Flexible Image Transport System metadata

## SYNOPSIS
    This module is used by [Image::ExifTool](http://localhost/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown)

## DESCRIPTION
    This module contains definitions required by [Image::ExifTool](http://localhost/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown) to read meta information from FITS
    (Flexible Image Transport System) images.

## AUTHOR
    Copyright 2003-2022, 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](http://localhost/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3ATagNames/markdown), Image::[ExifTool(3pm)](http://localhost/phpMan.php/man/ExifTool/3pm/markdown)