Sunday, 17 October 2010

NASA uses Photoshop! It's a conspiracy!

The beauty of the Orion Nebula can only be seen after some image processing. To the naked eye, the nebula looks very dull. Click to enlarge this image.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI

THE GIST
  • A media frenzy ensued when some media outlets reported that NASA had Photoshopped an image of Saturn's moons.
  • Raw images from space need calibration before being released to the public, not unlike red eye removal from your family photos.

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    Source:  DiscoveryNews