No, it's a Hubble image processed by Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social).
While Hubble does capture visible wavelengths, they're optimized for specific emissions, not RGB. So images we see have been mapped from these wavelengths to create a visually useful result.
I like to think of these nebulae as the “gods of creation” because they literally create the stars that create the perfect circumstances for life… these giants just happen to appear to move through time at vastly slower rates to us… but they do create us after all.
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More info here: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200525.html
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Beautiful
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200525.html
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I’m by far an expert, but the NASA images aren’t a “picture.”
While Hubble does capture visible wavelengths, they're optimized for specific emissions, not RGB. So images we see have been mapped from these wavelengths to create a visually useful result.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200525.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200525.html
Magnificent!