JWST - MIRI: Ring Nebula NGC 6720cdn.esawebb.orgimage loops ( @loops@beehaw.org ) SpaceEnglish • 1 year ago message-square10arrow-up154
arrow-up154imageJWST - MIRI: Ring Nebula NGC 6720cdn.esawebb.org loops ( @loops@beehaw.org ) SpaceEnglish • 1 year ago message-square10
minus-square crow ( @crow@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoHow do they add colour to an infrared image?
minus-square Unicorn 🌳 ( @unicorn@mander.xyz ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoYou can just assign visible colours to these invisible-to-humans parts of the spectrum so that we can see them. :)
minus-square loops ( @loops@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoIIRC they estimate the true colour via the wavelength of light collected in the data, or something like that.
How do they add colour to an infrared image?
You can just assign visible colours to these invisible-to-humans parts of the spectrum so that we can see them. :)
IIRC they estimate the true colour via the wavelength of light collected in the data, or something like that.