astronomics

the carina nebula

spiral galaxy NGC 3962

                                                             
                                                   the crab nebula, a supernova remnant


these images were captured by the hubble telescope. they're combinations of two or more black and white exposures, with colour added during the image processing. the  hubble team describe the process of reconstructing the colour tones from the telescopes data readings as being 'equal parts art and science'. pretty cool

on this general tip, everyone should watch the documentary series through the wormhole. presented by morgan freeman doing his best god impression, you couldn't really ask for more from a science programme. brian cox can gobble a d. link

look out for morgan's incredible turns to camera and his curious right ear-ring...