Colors of the Sky
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References & Credits• FITS Liberator photoshop plugin:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/fits_liberator/download_v23.html
• FITS Support: http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_home.html
• Behind Hubble images: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/
• Hubble Gallery: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire
• ESA Hubblecast Episode 10: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=217799140
• Electromagnetic Spectrum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg
Colors of the Sky
Even today, the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars.
When it happens to me after all these years, it still takes my breath away.
Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot
How are these beautiful images made?
Can I also make these images?
ESA Hubblecast Episode 10:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=217799140
Capture Colorise Combine
Photoshop
Plug-in
FITS - Flexible Image Transport System
1. Download FIT liberator
• Access archives or examples for FITS images
• Step by Step instructions for FITS Liberator
Getting Started with the FITS Liberator
References & Credits• FITS Liberator photoshop plugin:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/fits_liberator/download_v23.html
• FITS Support: http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_home.html
• Behind Hubble images: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/
• Hubble Gallery: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire
• ESA Hubblecast Episode 10: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=217799140
• Electromagnetic Spectrum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg