Are you fascinated by beautiful pictures of objects in space but always left wondering whether the colour shown is “real”? This video is all about how astronomers use colour in images to best highlight the physics that is going on in each object. From how cameras work, to colour theory, to images in space, we’re covering it all in this one.

Smith & Boyle (1970) – https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/…
Create your own astronomy images with the Hubble Space Telescope Colour Palette: http://hubblesource.stsci.edu/service…