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False-Color Image

An image in which colors are assigned to represent specific wavelengths of light—often outside the visible range—to highlight physical processes or chemical compositions in astronomical objects.

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APODs including "False-Color Image"

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

27/04/2025

Saturn's Northern Hexagon

Saturn's Northern Hexagon

18/06/2023

Recycling Cassiopeia A

Recycling Cassiopeia A

01/06/2023

The Galactic Center in Infrared

The Galactic Center in Infrared

19/04/2021

Recycling Cassiopeia A

Recycling Cassiopeia A

23/01/2021

Saturn's Northern Hexagon

Saturn's Northern Hexagon

05/07/2020

Recycling Cassiopeia A

Recycling Cassiopeia A

06/09/2019

The Crab from Space

The Crab from Space

17/03/2018