Joe DePasquale
@astropixel.bsky.social
Bringing the universe to you one pixel at a time through the eyes of the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes. Opinions are my own.
Here's the latest amazing image from Webb - the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) seen in a completely new light - mid-infrared! 🔭🧪
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
Hats Off to NASA's Webb: Sombrero Galaxy Dazzles in New Image
webbtelescope.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Here's the latest amazing image from Webb - the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) seen in a completely new light - mid-infrared! 🔭🧪
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
Thanks for the excellent writeup @startswithabang.bsky.social - always looking for ways to explain how we put together these mesmerizing views of the cosmos!
How do scientists color the Universe?
#AskEthan
When you see those gorgeous false-color (or assigned-color) images of the Universe from Hubble, JWST, Chandra and more, what do those colors actually mean?
The answer depends on what you want to show!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#AskEthan
When you see those gorgeous false-color (or assigned-color) images of the Universe from Hubble, JWST, Chandra and more, what do those colors actually mean?
The answer depends on what you want to show!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Ask Ethan: How do scientists color the Universe?
When we see pictures from Hubble or JWST, they show the Universe in a series of brilliant colors. But what do those colors really tell us?
bigthink.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Thanks for the excellent writeup @startswithabang.bsky.social - always looking for ways to explain how we put together these mesmerizing views of the cosmos!
Let's just jump right in shall we? The images that we see from Hubble and Webb don't come out of the telescope looking like that. Here is part one in a series of blog posts that I wrote a few years back exploring this topic:
illuminateduniverse.org/2021/04/01/i...
illuminateduniverse.org/2021/04/01/i...
Are Hubble Images Real? Part I: Image Artifacts
TLDR: Yes, Hubble images are real. This series of posts is dedicated to the scrutiny of Hubble imagery and a broader discussion of the veracity of astronomical imagery. In this post, we’ll lo…
illuminateduniverse.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Let's just jump right in shall we? The images that we see from Hubble and Webb don't come out of the telescope looking like that. Here is part one in a series of blog posts that I wrote a few years back exploring this topic:
illuminateduniverse.org/2021/04/01/i...
illuminateduniverse.org/2021/04/01/i...