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To: Quix
how many of the Hubble photos posted hereon are natural colors?

None. The colors have to be reconstructed from multispectral data. Come to think of it, this could also be said of color photography. Natural colors must be seen directly by the eye, not by looking at some artist's impression.

11 posted on 07/04/2008 7:36:20 AM PDT by RightWhale (I will veto each and every beer)
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Thanks. That was a very informative link above. I encourage folks to read through the whole thing. Excellen explanation and examples.


12 posted on 07/04/2008 7:51:44 AM PDT by Quix (WE HAVE THE OIL NOW http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147)
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