False colour images

[acey]

I notice there was a long thread (now closed) about false colour images. I haven't read through all the pages of posts, but just wanted to mention that false-colour images are completely standard in astronomy, for good scientific reasons. A typical and well known example is the Hubble "Pillars of Creation" image, in which the emission wavelengths of hydrogen, sulphur and oxygen are represented by green, red and blue.

The OP could have been directed to the following page at the NASA website:

Visualization: From Energy to Image - Mission:Science

[John]

Thanks for that input acey.

The previous thread was closed for the reasons that RobH gives here:

http://stargazerslounge.com/2105686-post130.html

To avoid repeating that pattern I'll lock this one too.

Thanks again