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Re:Sombrero Galaxy dazzles in new James Webb image by ugh123 on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @07:08PM (#42251524)
Webb uses mid-infrared to capture the image. I'm not sure if they then assign colors arbitrarily.

Hubble uses visible light and I prefer this image from an artistic standpoint as it seems to capture depth better.

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Re:Sombrero Galaxy dazzles in new James Webb image by hrnnnnnn on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @01:52AM (#42253598)
It's not arbitrary. They assign colours in order based on wavelength, so the shortest wavelengths will be bluer and the longest wavelengths will be redder.
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Re:Sombrero Galaxy dazzles in new James Webb image by ugh123 on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @11:18AM (#42257206)
Makes sense. Thank you
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