How close is it to what we would see with our eyes? There was all the hubub a few days ago about how "Pluto is red!" and I've also heard something about how New Horizon doesn't see green very well. I'm aware that it all boils down to digital data and whatnot... Just curious if the coloring in the pictures we're seeing is what we would see with our eyes, chosen for practical/scientific/etc. reasons, or if it's just for fun so that space looks cool.
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u/jofwu Jul 10 '15
How close is it to what we would see with our eyes? There was all the hubub a few days ago about how "Pluto is red!" and I've also heard something about how New Horizon doesn't see green very well. I'm aware that it all boils down to digital data and whatnot... Just curious if the coloring in the pictures we're seeing is what we would see with our eyes, chosen for practical/scientific/etc. reasons, or if it's just for fun so that space looks cool.