Coloring The Universe: An Insider's Look At Making Spectacular Images Of Space
by Megan Watzke /
2015 / English / PDF
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With a fleet of telescopes in space and giant observatories on
the ground, professional astronomers produce hundreds of
spectacular images of space every year. These colorful pictures
have become infused into popular culture and can found
everywhere, from advertising to television shows to memes. But
they also invite questions: Is this what outer space really looks
like? Are the colors real? And how do these images get from the
stars to our screens?
With a fleet of telescopes in space and giant observatories on
the ground, professional astronomers produce hundreds of
spectacular images of space every year. These colorful pictures
have become infused into popular culture and can found
everywhere, from advertising to television shows to memes. But
they also invite questions: Is this what outer space really looks
like? Are the colors real? And how do these images get from the
stars to our screens?Coloring the Universe
Coloring the Universe uses accessible language to describe
how these giant telescopes work, what scientists learn with them,
and how they are used to make color images. It talks about how
otherwise un-seeable rays, such as radio waves, infrared light,
X-rays, and gamma rays, are turned into recognizable colors. And
it is filled with fantastic images taken in far-away pockets of
the universe. Informative and beautiful,
uses accessible language to describe
how these giant telescopes work, what scientists learn with them,
and how they are used to make color images. It talks about how
otherwise un-seeable rays, such as radio waves, infrared light,
X-rays, and gamma rays, are turned into recognizable colors. And
it is filled with fantastic images taken in far-away pockets of
the universe. Informative and beautiful,Coloring the
Universe
Coloring the
Universe will give space fans of all levels an insider’s look
at how scientists bring deep space into brilliant focus.
will give space fans of all levels an insider’s look
at how scientists bring deep space into brilliant focus.