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minus-squarecrow@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHow do they add colour to an infrared image?
minus-squareloops@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIIRC they estimate the true colour via the wavelength of light collected in the data, or something like that.
minus-squareUnicorn 🌳@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou can just assign visible colours to these invisible-to-humans parts of the spectrum so that we can see them. :)
How do they add colour to an infrared image?
IIRC they estimate the true colour via the wavelength of light collected in the data, or something like that.
You can just assign visible colours to these invisible-to-humans parts of the spectrum so that we can see them. :)