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What are the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope?


Do these cosmic objects really look so colorful?

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope(JWST) is known for capturing our universe with unprecedented precision and sensitivity. From the blue and gold of the Southern Ring Nebula to the pink, orange and purple of Cassiopeia A, JWST images render the universe in brilliant color. The colors are added to the image later, as the data from the various filters are translated into the spectrum of visible light, Pagan explained.

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