Are Colors in Astronomical Images Real? | European Southern Observatory FriendsofNASA.org: Images of galaxies and nebulae often look very colorful. But where do these colors come from? Are they real? What do they mean? In this episode of Chasing Starlight, we show you everything that goes behind the scenes when making astronomical images, from how astronomical detectors actually work to how we choose what colors to display. 00:00 How we capture color 01:50 Why true color isn’t always useful 03:0

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) captured a stunning image of the Orion Nebula. See it here: http://abc13.com/1423740/ | ABC13 Houston

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