To put a bit of levity into this discussion,I think they should be called the Picasso's.
The amount and shades of colours given to objects by "astro processors" is mind boggling.
I once saw an article,cant think where,but the title was something like
"Will the real Eta Carinae stand up" ?
The article went on to say that there is no true colour of just about any nebulae in the sky,it is all down to interpenetration.
I think the question was also directed at Jeff J Hester and his image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope of the "Pillars of Creation" in M16.
People use the Hubble pallet to make unbelievable images which are getting to be just about un decipherable.
I note a couple of posters in this thread have mentioned the "Scientific value"
What do they do with this scientific information?
Mike Sidonio's image of NGC 253 did not rely on colour,but the new found galaxy was in fact best seen in the negative.
I really don't enjoy images of nebula anymore as to me they have lost all semblance of what the object means to me,but then that is my choice.
I also note that sometimes the imagers/processors don't even know the name of the object they have taken.
Cheers
