Spectral Color Mapping of Astronomical Images

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May 2011

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The Society for Astronomical Sciences 30th Annual Symposium on Telescope Science. Held May 24-26, 2011 at Big Bear Lake, CA. Pu

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Pictorial astronomical imaging, derisively known as "pretty picture" imaging, has become the wild west of astronomy where objects are often portrayed with garish, oversaturated and unreal colors. While false color representation of celestial objects may have its place in science, and can display familiar objects in new and exciting ways, these images are misleading to the general public as a true representation of the universe. A new approach to color rendering is described that attempts to assign colors, calibrated to the visible spectrum, to RGB and narrowband images for a more realistic representation of celestial objects.

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