Hubblecast episode 57: Hubble's Hidden Treasures Unveiled
Presented by Dr J, aka Dr Joe Liske
Hi and welcome to the Hubblecast
A couple of months ago, we invited you
to have a look at Hubble’s vast science archives
Although scientists work with the data all the time
the public don’t get to see many
of the amazing images that are stored in there
And so it was really great to see so many of you
delving into the archive and finding thousands of hidden treasures
Producing the stunning pictures that Hubble is famous for isn’t straightforward
Unlike your typical digital camera
which automatically sets things like contrast, exposure times
colour balance and so on
Hubble is not optimised to produce aesthetically pleasing pictures
It’s optimised for science
Turning these scientific images into amazing pictures of the cosmos
is not easy, because you have to tweak all of these variables by hand
That’s called image processing – and it is a mixture of science and aesthetics
So in this episode, I’d like to show some of the most gorgeous pictures
that you entered into the Hidden Treasures image processing competition
All of the pictures you're about to see
were found and processed by members of the public
As well as finding many beautiful observations that the public has never seen
you’ve really managed to impress us with your image processing skills
Congratulations: you have surprised us beyond our wildest imaginations!
Hubblecast is produced by ESA/Hubble at the European Southern Observatory in Germany
Transcribed by ESA/Hubble.