Rosetta - Early Orbital Operations at Comet 67P C-G, August 6, 2014 - November 13, 2014 Options

[Astro0]

Cheers at the European Space Operations Centre.

Well done!

Rosetta has arrived

Time for science!!!!!!!

[elakdawalla]

I haven't been posting these to my blog because Elisabetta and Marco's colorization work is so artfully done that almost no one realizes that it is not actual color, yet we don't know what the actual color of CG looks like. I am holding out hope that at some point we'll see an actual color product from OSIRIS. Until we see that, I hesitate to post these artistic impressions because I want to make sure I and my readers understand what the true color of the comet looks like (inasmuch as we ever see true color from spacecraft cameras).

But I do think it's awesome work!

[Sacha Martinetti...]

I haven't been posting these to my blog because Elisabetta and Marco's colorization work is so artfully done that almost no one realizes that it is not actual color, yet we don't know what the actual color of CG looks like. I am holding out hope that at some point we'll see an actual color product from OSIRIS. Until we see that, I hesitate to post these artistic impressions because I want to make sure I and my readers understand what the true color of the comet looks like (inasmuch as we ever see true color from spacecraft cameras).

But I do think it's awesome work!

Indeed. I agree with all your words. Color in astronomy is a very complex subject. Even I am sure that their work is showing the 67P albedo better than the long B&W exposures (it was my point here.)

But yes, we are waiting the "true" calibrated color pictures from Osiris. Science is patience

And thank you again for all your great work, Emily.