
Is space really that colorful? Learn about the human eye, ROYGBIV, and what colors our eyes see. How do you make a color image from infrared light that we can’t see? What would the JWST picture of the Carina Nebula look like to the naked eye? And, finally, how do these color images help us do science?
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Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up!
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00:00 - Is Space Colorful?
00:32 - The Colors Humans See
3:32 - Making Images Out of Infrared Light
5:18 - Are Space Images Fake?
9:19 - How Color Images Help Science
10:59 - A Philosophical Point About Color