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Io in True Color (apod.nasa.gov)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

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[–] MetalSlugX@piefed.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Not true color. This is an "enhanced" photo.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Indeed.

This color mosaic uses the near-infrared, green and violet filters (slightly more than the visible range) of the spacecraft's camera and approximates what the human eye would see.

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It world also appear much darker.

[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't think about that. It almost looks metallic, or like the shading you see with 3d modelling software

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

The source claims that enhanced is this one: https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/global-image-of-io-false-color/