loops@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoJWST - MIRI: Ring Nebula NGC 6720cdn.esawebb.orgimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarecrow@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoHow do they add colour to an infrared image?
minus-squareUnicorn 🌳@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.