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False Color

A method of representing data where colors are assigned to specific ranges of values, often used in astronomical imaging to visualize wavelengths outside the visible spectrum.

Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov

APODs including "False Color"

The Radio Sky: Tuned to 408MHz Credit:

The Radio Sky: Tuned to 408MHz
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26/11/1996

A Quasar in the Gamma-Ray Sky

A Quasar in the Gamma-Ray Sky

17/11/1996

SN 1006: Pieces of the Cosmic Ray Puzzle

SN 1006: Pieces of the Cosmic Ray Puzzle

16/10/1996

The Water Vapor Channel

The Water Vapor Channel

12/10/1996

Stars in the Infrared Sky

Stars in the Infrared Sky

18/09/1996

M77: Spiral with a Strange Glow

M77: Spiral with a Strange Glow

10/09/1996

The Largest Impact Crater

The Largest Impact Crater

06/09/1996

A Dust Jet From Hale-Bopp

A Dust Jet From Hale-Bopp

29/07/1996

Hale-Bopp on Schedule

Hale-Bopp on Schedule

25/07/1996

Ultraviolet Earth

Ultraviolet Earth

10/06/1996

The COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Sky

The COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Sky

29/05/1996

Uranus' Ring System

Uranus' Ring System

30/04/1996

The Virgo Cluster: Hot Plasma and Dark Matter

The Virgo Cluster: Hot Plasma and Dark Matter

19/04/1996

An Extreme UltraViolet View of the Comet

An Extreme UltraViolet View of the Comet

30/03/1996

X-ray Moon and X-ray Star

X-ray Moon and X-ray Star

27/02/1996

Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle

Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle

19/02/1996

The Dusty Disk of Beta Pic

The Dusty Disk of Beta Pic

19/01/1996

Jupiter's Rings

Jupiter's Rings

02/08/1995