@nasawebb

You’ve seen this image, but never quite like this 😮 As strange as it may seem, raw data from space telescopes like @NASAHubble and Webb is in black and white! That data is then translated into the beautiful imagery we’re familiar with by a team of visuals developers at @Space_Telescopes. The first slide here is a side by side comparison of Webb’s raw data versus its now iconic image of Stephan’s Quintet. Want to know more about how this works? Join us for a special Instagram Live conversation between our space telescope data translators plus special guest @NatashaCaudill — a colorblind content creator who sees the world in black and white! Mark your calendars for Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. ET. - Image descriptions: 1. The Webb telescope’s image of Stephan’s Quintet is vertically split in half between a view of black and white raw data on the left and a fully processed view in color on the right. A group of five galaxies appear close to each other in the sky: two in the middle, one toward the top, one to the upper left, and one toward the bottom. Four of the five appear to be touching. One is somewhat separated. These galaxies are large relative to the hundreds of much smaller, more distant background galaxies. All five galaxies have bright white cores, and on the right, three galaxies resemble pinkish blue swirls with orange-pink detailing. Scattered across the image are number of foreground stars with diffraction spikes: bright white points, each with eight bright lines radiating out. 2. Promotional event graphic titled “Instagram Live: Translating a Black and White Universe.” Below that is “with special guests” in small white italic text and then three circular images. The first image is of a bearded man in a green button-up shirt, labeled “Joe DePasquale.” The second image is of a woman with long brown hair wearing a purple shirt and labeled “Alyssa Pagan.” The last image is of a woman with long blonde hair wearing a black top. This image is labeled “Natasha Caudill.” Near the bottom of the graphic, the text reads: “Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. ET.” The background of the graphic is raw data from Webb, a black and white image of Stephan’s Quintet.