libcfitsio3-dev

Package contains libraries, required by other applications as dependencies. Do not install separately.

static library for I/O with FITS format data files
FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is a data format most used in
astronomy. cfitsio is a library of ANSI C routines for reading and
writing FITS format data files. A set of Fortran-callable wrapper
routines are also included for the convenience of Fortran
programmers.
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This package contains what you need for compiling sources that
use this library in your own code. It also contains example source
files that demonstrate the use of cfitsio.