loops@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoJWST - MIRI: Ring Nebula NGC 6720cdn.esawebb.orgimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarecrow@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHow do they add colour to an infrared image?
minus-squareUnicorn 🌳@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou can just assign visible colours to these invisible-to-humans parts of the spectrum so that we can see them. :)
minus-squareloops@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 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.