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# From Internet To Observatory  As the internet grew, grew over the decades,  astronomers used it mainly as a tool for remote observing, accessing both distant mountaintops and space satellites. But as web browsers became more powerful, and data exchange over the web became commmonplace, astronomers around the globe realized the potential for creating an online set of interconnected astronomical data and research tools that would ultimately offer the best "observatory" the world had ever seen. In 2001 the National Science Foundation awarded a large consortium of institutions an initial grant to create a framework that would eventually evolve into the Virtual Astronomical Observatory. Related virtual observatory efforts appeared around the world, especially in Europe and the UK. The observatory's backbone was a semi-volunteer organization that created standards for all astronomical data to be entered into the database. The group was invisible to most practicing astronomers but critical for the virtual observatory's operations. For example, most astronomical images come in a FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format. Virtual observatory standards put in place a decade ago allow astronomers to search, view, and exchange these images.