3 Telescopes Combine for Stunning Milky Way Photo, page 1
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Topic started on 12-11-2009 @ 09:45 AM by Juston
From Space.com

Link to image






A giant composite image of the Milky Way's center has been taken by NASA's three Great Observatories — the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes and the Chandra X-ray Observatory.


Quite beautiful isn't it? Just a small portion of the universe in which we call home. Kind of makes all our problems and drams seem trivial in the grand scheme of things.

[edit on 11/12/2009 by Juston]


reply posted on 12-11-2009 @ 10:36 AM by Juston
reply to post by LiveForever8



To answer your question, in short, yes. Interesting article below for more info.

From Astronomy Department Q&A at Cornell

However one must keep in mind:


By the way, whenever you look at an astronomical image, you need to check that the colors represent visible colors. Often astronomers will take images in wavelengths that are not visible to the eye, and then use colors to represent various wavelength bands.



reply posted on 12-11-2009 @ 10:52 AM by Juston
reply to post by VitalOverdose



Well, to be specific.

From Merriam-Webster:


the art or process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface (as film or a CCD chip)


From the article at space.com:


The pictures of our galaxy's hub combines a near-infrared view from the Hubble Space Telescope, an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope, and an X-ray view from the Chandra X-ray Observatory into one multiwavelength picture.


So in a sense, yes it's a photograpgh. You can also check out astrophotography for more info.
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