Coloring the Universe: An Insider's Look at Making Spectacular Images of Space

Опубликовано 13 июня 2016, 18:13

Coloring the Universe: Many images of the Universe are spectacular, but are they "real"? Delving deep into the often-unseen world of how images of astronomy are created, this book provides the reader with a unique behind-the-scenes look at exactly how we get these impressive and important visual slices of our Universe. This book opens a window into the Universe for the novice explorer of space images, to the veteran amateur astronomer. Learn about the basics of light, walk through how astronomers and their telescopes capture data from cosmic objects, and look at how that information is made into beautiful images of space. Whether it's a brightly colored planet or a fluorescent-hued galaxy, we look at how Photoshop and other image-processing tools are used to create these spectacular images. In jargon-free language, we explain how the human eye works, what meaning color can have, and how this can affect our relationship with images from space. We even explore why we tend to see faces in our cosmic images and what that means to our understanding of the Universe. This book reveals how we truly can see the Universe, and just how that remarkable vision impacts and influences our place here on Earth.