You could say the same thing about our eyes
Cones detect light within a certain band
(, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 15:07, Reply)
Then that information is processed by our brain.
Perception is individual and relative to previous experience.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 15:18,
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Sure; same thing for Hubble
Colour is light of different wavelengths. Hubble can detect different wavelengths. It processes that information. It can see colours.
(, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 15:23, Reply)
Hubble is likely to be more consistent in its colours than we are.
The function of our cones varies.
I think we've been left arguing on the same side.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 15:59,
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ok, so the point being made, since it apparently still eludes you,
is that the hubble’s ‘retinas’ consist only of ‘rods’, sensitive to the combined intensity of a broad spectrum of frequencies, specific colour information is not discernable, which is where filters come in.
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ozof, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 21:53,
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So what?
Colour is light of different wavelengths. Hubble can detect different wavelengths. It processes that information. It can see colours.
(, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 22:53, Reply)
so you’re coming across as a belligerent dunce
by debating an important, albeit academic point about the way colour information is (post-) processed
here's a succinct cnet article to help you out
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ozof, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 23:16,
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