Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Mar 14, 2005 5:49:21 GMT -6
There is a news report stating that, althought the images are grand the the Hubble has provided, that perhaps the images are "tweaked" to give it more of a pleasent and esthetic feel to them.
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Feb 19th THE TIMES (UK) :
The spectacular images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
are not accurate and objective views of the Universe but manipulated
montages that are heavily influenced by Romantic landscape paintings
of the 19th century'.
Speaking of the famous picture of the Pillars of Creation in the
Eagle Nebula the article explains:
`While red light from sulphur atoms is shown as red, red light
from hydrogen is predicted as green and green light from oxygen as
blue, to provide contrasts that enhance the pictures details'.
It goes on to say how works from artists such as Thomas Moran and
Albert Bierstadt, renowned for painting the rugged landscapes of
American West, have strongly influenced the final results. The
pillars of Creation for example:
'With its yellowish pillars against a blue background, the HST's
Eagle Nebula could almost be a detail from Thomas Moran's 1882
Western landscape Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming
Territory'.
Follow the links and judge for yourself.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031026.html
store.encore-editions.com/AMLAND1art27LND.html
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Enhancements are one thing, but alterations are not acceptable. Now I do see some similarities, but not outright copying.
Et tu NASA, et tu?
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Feb 19th THE TIMES (UK) :
The spectacular images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
are not accurate and objective views of the Universe but manipulated
montages that are heavily influenced by Romantic landscape paintings
of the 19th century'.
Speaking of the famous picture of the Pillars of Creation in the
Eagle Nebula the article explains:
`While red light from sulphur atoms is shown as red, red light
from hydrogen is predicted as green and green light from oxygen as
blue, to provide contrasts that enhance the pictures details'.
It goes on to say how works from artists such as Thomas Moran and
Albert Bierstadt, renowned for painting the rugged landscapes of
American West, have strongly influenced the final results. The
pillars of Creation for example:
'With its yellowish pillars against a blue background, the HST's
Eagle Nebula could almost be a detail from Thomas Moran's 1882
Western landscape Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming
Territory'.
Follow the links and judge for yourself.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031026.html
store.encore-editions.com/AMLAND1art27LND.html
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Enhancements are one thing, but alterations are not acceptable. Now I do see some similarities, but not outright copying.
Et tu NASA, et tu?
