Why All Images of Space Are Photoshopped: How scientists colorize photos of space
Channel: What Is ?
Date: 2022-04-24

Do these images accurately depict what we would see with the human eye if we were viewing these images in person? Are colours being added that aren't there or is it an amplification to correct an issue in the original raw footage? Imagine Turner Classic Films. We know that the people and the world they inhabited in these films were in colour. People didn't really exist in black and white world. But the colorization process first applied was not an accurate depiction of the skin tones, clothing, buildings and such. Are we conditioning people who have never witnessed these sights to believe something that isn't true? What happens when you can provide an accurate picture and people won't believe it because they have been conditioned to accept images doctored with arbitrary colours? 

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The Hubble Space Telescope only takes photos in black and white. To make those beautiful space photos you’ve probably seen, scientists add the color later using a technique first developed around the turn of the 20th century that imitates how our eyes naturally perceive color.