Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
by CentralTexasCrude
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:22 am
by Animal
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
If you are interested and haven't read it, I would suggest reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". Probably the greatest mind since Einstein. The book is full of explanations about topics like that and others dummied down for the casual reader. I remember being pretty blown away by a lot of it.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
If you are interested and haven't read it, I would suggest reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". Probably the greatest mind since Einstein. The book is full of explanations about topics like that and others dummied down for the casual reader. I remember being pretty blown away by a lot of it.
did you see the NOVA series that Hawking did where he put people into situations that they had to figure their way out of and in the process prove these massively complicated physics concepts. He made it so simple to relate and understand.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
If you are interested and haven't read it, I would suggest reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". Probably the greatest mind since Einstein. The book is full of explanations about topics like that and others dummied down for the casual reader. I remember being pretty blown away by a lot of it.
did you see the NOVA series that Hawking did where he put people into situations that they had to figure their way out of and in the process prove these massively complicated physics concepts. He made it so simple to relate and understand.
I did not. I think Netflix or Amazon has a huge NOVA back collection. I'll try to check it out. If you do get to read "A Brief History of Time", be sure to get the hard back copy. I remember a simplified chart/graff (don't even remember the end result of it) that involved time and the expansion of the Universe that blew me away. Those suck on a platform like Kindle.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
If you are interested and haven't read it, I would suggest reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". Probably the greatest mind since Einstein. The book is full of explanations about topics like that and others dummied down for the casual reader. I remember being pretty blown away by a lot of it.
did you see the NOVA series that Hawking did where he put people into situations that they had to figure their way out of and in the process prove these massively complicated physics concepts. He made it so simple to relate and understand.
I did not. I think Netflix or Amazon has a huge NOVA back collection. I'll try to check it out. If you do get to read "A Brief History of Time", be sure to get the hard back copy. I remember a simplified chart/graff (don't even remember the end result of it) that involved time and the expansion of the Universe that blew me away. Those suck on a platform like Kindle.
i just looked it back up. they have the vids blocked so you can't watch on youtube. It was called "Genius" on PBS. And it was several episodes. One was called "Genius: Why are we here?"
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
If you are interested and haven't read it, I would suggest reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". Probably the greatest mind since Einstein. The book is full of explanations about topics like that and others dummied down for the casual reader. I remember being pretty blown away by a lot of it.
did you see the NOVA series that Hawking did where he put people into situations that they had to figure their way out of and in the process prove these massively complicated physics concepts. He made it so simple to relate and understand.
I did not. I think Netflix or Amazon has a huge NOVA back collection. I'll try to check it out. If you do get to read "A Brief History of Time", be sure to get the hard back copy. I remember a simplified chart/graff (don't even remember the end result of it) that involved time and the expansion of the Universe that blew me away. Those suck on a platform like Kindle.
i just looked it back up. they have the vids blocked so you can't watch on youtube. It was called "Genius" on PBS. And it was several episodes. One was called "Genius: Why are we here?"
Thanks. I'll try to find and watch this weekend.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
There are a bunch of inaccuracies in that.
1. The change in light due to distance alone is it gets weaker due to inverse square law.
2. The red shift in light is due to movement of the source away from where it is detected. A blue shift is due to movement of the source towards the observer.
3. That light from sources further away is red shifted further is that thos sources are moving away faster than nearer sources.
4. The reason further sources are moving away faster is due to “Dark Energy” “Dark Energy” is a theory that has given a name to this phenomenon but does not explain it.
5. Both “Dark Energy” and “Dark Matter” are names given to phenomena that scienc has no real explanation for.
6. “dark Energy” seems to be a linear function in that the more •empty” space the faster it is expanding.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
There are a bunch of inaccuracies in that.
1. The change in light due to distance alone is it gets weaker due to inverse square law.
2. The red shift in light is due to movement of the source away from where it is detected. A blue shift is due to movement of the source towards the observer.
3. That light from sources further away is red shifted further is that thos sources are moving away faster than nearer sources.
4. The reason further sources are moving away faster is due to “Dark Energy” “Dark Energy” is a theory that has given a name to this phenomenon but does not explain it.
5. Both “Dark Energy” and “Dark Matter” are names given to phenomena that scienc has no real explanation for.
6. “dark Energy” seems to be a linear function in that the more •empty” space the faster it is expanding.
Seeing infrared light is the only way to view many cosmic objects. As the light from the universe’s most distant galaxies travels through space, it’s stretched by the expansion of space. By the time the light reaches Earth, that stretching process has transformed short wavelengths of visible and ultraviolet light into the longer wavelengths of infrared light. Only telescopes that can detect infrared light can see those faraway galaxies.
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
There are a bunch of inaccuracies in that.
1. The change in light due to distance alone is it gets weaker due to inverse square law.
2. The red shift in light is due to movement of the source away from where it is detected. A blue shift is due to movement of the source towards the observer.
3. That light from sources further away is red shifted further is that thos sources are moving away faster than nearer sources.
4. The reason further sources are moving away faster is due to “Dark Energy” “Dark Energy” is a theory that has given a name to this phenomenon but does not explain it.
5. Both “Dark Energy” and “Dark Matter” are names given to phenomena that scienc has no real explanation for.
6. “dark Energy” seems to be a linear function in that the more •empty” space the faster it is expanding.
Seeing infrared light is the only way to view many cosmic objects. As the light from the universe’s most distant galaxies travels through space, it’s stretched by the expansion of space. By the time the light reaches Earth, that stretching process has transformed short wavelengths of visible and ultraviolet light into the longer wavelengths of infrared light. Only telescopes that can detect infrared light can see those faraway galaxies.
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
There are a bunch of inaccuracies in that.
1. The change in light due to distance alone is it gets weaker due to inverse square law.
2. The red shift in light is due to movement of the source away from where it is detected. A blue shift is due to movement of the source towards the observer.
3. That light from sources further away is red shifted further is that thos sources are moving away faster than nearer sources.
4. The reason further sources are moving away faster is due to “Dark Energy” “Dark Energy” is a theory that has given a name to this phenomenon but does not explain it.
5. Both “Dark Energy” and “Dark Matter” are names given to phenomena that scienc has no real explanation for.
6. “dark Energy” seems to be a linear function in that the more •empty” space the faster it is expanding.
Seeing infrared light is the only way to view many cosmic objects. As the light from the universe’s most distant galaxies travels through space, it’s stretched by the expansion of space. By the time the light reaches Earth, that stretching process has transformed short wavelengths of visible and ultraviolet light into the longer wavelengths of infrared light. Only telescopes that can detect infrared light can see those faraway galaxies.
Stretched by the expansion of space is caused by what is called “Dark Energy” thus causing sources further away to be moving away faster
so where is the inaccuracy in saying that the expansion of space is what turns some visible light into infrared light? i am not following the point you are trying to make.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:07 am
Yeah, when I started this thread (whenever) I mentioned the IR technology was off the charts. Not just next gen to Hubble, but next-next gen.
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
There are a bunch of inaccuracies in that.
1. The change in light due to distance alone is it gets weaker due to inverse square law.
2. The red shift in light is due to movement of the source away from where it is detected. A blue shift is due to movement of the source towards the observer.
3. That light from sources further away is red shifted further is that thos sources are moving away faster than nearer sources.
4. The reason further sources are moving away faster is due to “Dark Energy” “Dark Energy” is a theory that has given a name to this phenomenon but does not explain it.
5. Both “Dark Energy” and “Dark Matter” are names given to phenomena that scienc has no real explanation for.
6. “dark Energy” seems to be a linear function in that the more •empty” space the faster it is expanding.
Seeing infrared light is the only way to view many cosmic objects. As the light from the universe’s most distant galaxies travels through space, it’s stretched by the expansion of space. By the time the light reaches Earth, that stretching process has transformed short wavelengths of visible and ultraviolet light into the longer wavelengths of infrared light. Only telescopes that can detect infrared light can see those faraway galaxies.
Stretched by the expansion of space is caused by what is called “Dark Energy” thus causing sources further away to be moving away faster
so where is the inaccuracy in saying that the expansion of space is what turns some visible light into infrared light? i am not following the point you are trying to make.
Because you didn’t say that originally. You only mentioned distance. There are a few galaxies getting heater to us thus blue dhifted
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
the one thing that I have learned, like a light bulb moment, was why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded. And since light is a wave, that means the wave length has increased. if you increase that wave length enough, then you convert that visible light into infrared light.
Visible light has a wavelength that ranges from 380 nm – 750 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum while infrared light is just beyond it, ranging from 700 nm – 1 mm, the start of the non-visible portion of the spectrum. As a result, infrared cannot be seen except with special equipment like a security camera. Or a telescope like Webb.
There are a bunch of inaccuracies in that.
1. The change in light due to distance alone is it gets weaker due to inverse square law.
2. The red shift in light is due to movement of the source away from where it is detected. A blue shift is due to movement of the source towards the observer.
3. That light from sources further away is red shifted further is that thos sources are moving away faster than nearer sources.
4. The reason further sources are moving away faster is due to “Dark Energy” “Dark Energy” is a theory that has given a name to this phenomenon but does not explain it.
5. Both “Dark Energy” and “Dark Matter” are names given to phenomena that scienc has no real explanation for.
6. “dark Energy” seems to be a linear function in that the more •empty” space the faster it is expanding.
Seeing infrared light is the only way to view many cosmic objects. As the light from the universe’s most distant galaxies travels through space, it’s stretched by the expansion of space. By the time the light reaches Earth, that stretching process has transformed short wavelengths of visible and ultraviolet light into the longer wavelengths of infrared light. Only telescopes that can detect infrared light can see those faraway galaxies.
Stretched by the expansion of space is caused by what is called “Dark Energy” thus causing sources further away to be moving away faster
so where is the inaccuracy in saying that the expansion of space is what turns some visible light into infrared light? i am not following the point you are trying to make.
Because you didn’t say that originally. You only mentioned distance. There are a few galaxies getting heater to us thus blue dhifted
....why infrared light was so crucial to deep space exploration. because space is expanding and because light is traveling through space, the older that light is, the farther it has traveled. and in that travel the light has actually expanded.....
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:15 am
by CentralTexasCrude
So, just the basic premise. First the confirmation decades ago that almost all the galaxies were showing a red shift in the IR meaning they were moving away from each other and the Universe was expanding. Then a few decades ago, there was the question of whether the expansion would continue forever or would the Universe experience a slowing of the expansion way in the future leading to a "Big Crunch" instead of the Big Bang that happened something like 13 billion years ago and everything would rush back to a single point. Dark Matter was the huge unknown that could possibly lead to that. Now (from what I've read) over the last 2 decades ago, astronomers have pretty much agreed that Dark Matter will never stop the expansion. It will go on forever and in about 200-300 Billion years, the last star (and the heat it produces) will die and the temperature of any place in the Universe will be Absolute Zero with not a molecule moving.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:37 am
by Animal
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:15 am
So, just the basic premise. First the confirmation decades ago that almost all the galaxies were showing a red shift in the IR meaning they were moving away from each other and the Universe was expanding. Then a few decades ago, there was the question of whether the expansion would continue forever or would the Universe experience a slowing of the expansion way in the future leading to a "Big Crunch" instead of the Big Bang that happened something like 13 billion years ago and everything would rush back to a single point. Dark Matter was the huge unknown that could possibly lead to that. Now (from what I've read) over the last 2 decades ago, astronomers have pretty much agreed that Dark Matter will never stop the expansion. It will go on forever and in about 200-300 Billion years, the last star (and the heat it produces) will die and the temperature of any place in the Universe will be Absolute Zero with not a molecule moving.
if the sum of the entropies of a system can never decrease, and the entropy of a system at absolute zero is basically zero, then what happens to the entropy in the universe?
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:15 am
So, just the basic premise. First the confirmation decades ago that almost all the galaxies were showing a red shift in the IR meaning they were moving away from each other and the Universe was expanding. Then a few decades ago, there was the question of whether the expansion would continue forever or would the Universe experience a slowing of the expansion way in the future leading to a "Big Crunch" instead of the Big Bang that happened something like 13 billion years ago and everything would rush back to a single point. Dark Matter was the huge unknown that could possibly lead to that. Now (from what I've read) over the last 2 decades ago, astronomers have pretty much agreed that Dark Matter will never stop the expansion. It will go on forever and in about 200-300 Billion years, the last star (and the heat it produces) will die and the temperature of any place in the Universe will be Absolute Zero with not a molecule moving.
if the sum of the entropies of a system can never decrease, and the entropy of a system at absolute zero is basically zero, then what happens to the entropy in the universe?
F if I know. I've already explained I get my Astronomy facts from a long dead Stephen Hawking's book dummied down. There, I said it.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:32 pm
by Animal
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:56 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
Looks like they completed the final critical stage/ procedure today with flying colors. It was reported to be "perfect" with what they hoped for. It was using an electrically charged cyrocooler to get the instrumentation down to the final operating temperature of -447F so it can't intefere with any of the 4 IR detectors. Clock running at 60 days before it's fully operational and the first images are shown. I'm expecting to be blown away.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:27 pm
by Reservoir Dog
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:28 pm
by Animal
i heard they were supposed to post the first picture yesterday, but I never saw it. I assume that's it?
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:13 pm
by Animal
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:13 pm
by Animal
those look more like freaking paintings than photos.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:51 pm
by B-Tender
Reminds me of looking at things under a microscope.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:10 pm
by Antknot
Animal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:13 pm
those look more like freaking paintings than photos.
That's because they are. Webb observes outside of the visual electromagnetic spectrum, That means the data has to be manipulated for humans to see. There are humans deciding how to manipulate the data. Sort of makes sense to make the outcome pleasing instead of having jarring color shifts.
Re: Finally- Next Gen James Webb Telescope set for launch
Animal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:13 pm
those look more like freaking paintings than photos.
That's because they are. Webb observes outside of the visual electromagnetic spectrum, That means the data has to be manipulated for humans to see. There are humans deciding how to manipulate the data. Sort of makes sense to make the outcome pleasing instead of having jarring color shifts.
that's what i was thinking was happening. the images are computer generated to some degree to enhance the contrast with vivid colors?
