The art behind NASA’s scientific space photos
Presenting the Carina Nebula in this way, though, is also an aesthetic decision. Speaking to, Kessler highlights the decisions of cropping and orientation. “There are many regions [within the nebula] where you could show the birth of stars. But they chose this region and composed it in a way such that the edge of the cloud creates this horizon line,” she says.
What if we flipped the image upside-down? This is the Carina Nebula presented “oozing off your screen.”“The orientation was decided pretty much in the very beginning simply because it felt the most natural,” Pagan says. “It needed to be grounded. It felt like it needed to be a mountain.” The Hubble and Webb aesthetic is not the only approach taken by scientists or professional and amateur astrophotographers. It is popular among photographers on the ground, partly, according to public science communicator Dylan O’Donnell, because using a narrowband approach helps to avoid problems of light pollution. A camera at ground level will be inundated by light from buildings and streets.
There are many different potential combinations of wavelengths and filters, all of which result in different ways of displaying the data — as well as different aesthetic experiences. O’Donnell created athat helps astrophotographers quickly try out different approaches and lets laypeople see the difference between the many options.
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