APOD
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IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius [^]
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius [^]
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
Very Sci-Fi.
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Very Sci-Fi.
I love the sheer, majestic beauty of these images. I know that they are quite often altered to enhance them; nevertheless that does not detract from what you see.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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I love the sheer, majestic beauty of these images. I know that they are quite often altered to enhance them; nevertheless that does not detract from what you see.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
mark merrens wrote:
I love the sheer, majestic beauty of these images. I know that they are quite often altered to enhance them; nevertheless that does not detract from what you see.
Don't forget that the vast majority of astronomical images - especially those from space telescopes - are not (and are not intended to be) representations of what the human eye would see, so by definition they have been "altered" by using colors visible to humans to represent other wavelengths. As you note, though, this in no way detracts from the beauty of the images. APOD also demonstrates that NASA has a sense of humor: look at the 1 April image for any year, but be prepared to explain to anyone nearby just why you're laughing. My personal favorite is the image posted on 1 April 2005 [^] which presents proof that there is water on Mars. An index by date to the images is at [^]