[BlessedAmerican]

I watch this site in awe each day and am thankful that I found it. I want to ask a very simple question...Are the colors shown always the true colors? This one today is so beautiful...Thanks for bearing with a newbie question.

[petuniasevan]

That photo is a color composite (several images taken with different filters, combined) that brings out details.
I'll post a true-color photo of Io (courtesy of the Galileo spacecraft, too).

[petuniasevan]

Your question has been raised quite a few times.
The other day I posted an article from NASA concerning Hubble photos which addresses the point.

Here's the link: What Is A True Color Image?