[Telepathic Intruder]

The colors are typically enhanced using filters to eliminate a lot of the grey tones, but the colors are real. I still prefer no filters, however, since it looks more natural (more bland as well, but more natural).

[mairdie]

The descriptions of some of the NASA images do use the term “false color.”

[cymbeline]

“but the colors are real”

If that’s true then it makes me feel better about the pictures.