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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"

Spitzer's Orion

Spitzer's Orion

18/08/2006

Mira: The Wonderful Star

Mira: The Wonderful Star

22/07/2006

Stars of the Galactic Center

Stars of the Galactic Center

13/01/2006

Epimetheus: A Small Moon of Saturn

Epimetheus: A Small Moon of Saturn

24/08/2005

Sculpting the South Pillar

Sculpting the South Pillar

02/06/2005

Titan's Odd Spot

Titan's Odd Spot

27/05/2005

Mira: The Wonderful Star

Mira: The Wonderful Star

05/05/2005

G21.5-0.9: A Supernova's Cosmic Shell

G21.5-0.9: A Supernova's Cosmic Shell

21/04/2005

Saturnian Aurora

Saturnian Aurora

19/02/2005

Red Saturn

Red Saturn

10/02/2005

3C58: Pulsar Power

3C58: Pulsar Power

23/12/2004

Pastel Planet, Triple Eclipse

Pastel Planet, Triple Eclipse

11/11/2004

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

17/10/2004

Sharpless 140

Sharpless 140

20/05/2004

Young Star, Dark Cloud

Young Star, Dark Cloud

26/12/2003

A Giant Starspot on HD 12545

A Giant Starspot on HD 12545

02/11/2003

Radio Jupiter

Radio Jupiter

09/10/2003

X-Rays from Stephan's Quintet

X-Rays from Stephan's Quintet

12/08/2003

The Sun's Surface in 3D

The Sun's Surface in 3D

24/06/2003

The Energetic Jet from Centaurus A

The Energetic Jet from Centaurus A

01/05/2003

Infrared Saturn

Infrared Saturn

22/02/2003

Cold Wind from the Boomerang Nebula

Cold Wind from the  Boomerang Nebula

20/02/2003

Night and Day in Melas Chasma on Mars

Night and Day in Melas Chasma on Mars

16/12/2002

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

14/12/2002

In Chandor Chasma on Mars

In Chandor Chasma on Mars

31/05/2002

S is for Sun

S is for Sun

21/03/2002

The Colorful Moon

The Colorful Moon

16/03/2002

Jupiter's Great X-Ray Spot

Jupiter's Great X-Ray Spot

01/03/2002

The Gamma Ray Sky

The Gamma Ray Sky

12/01/2002

The Matter Of Galaxy Clusters

The Matter Of Galaxy Clusters

24/10/2001