Astronomers used machine learning to discover 632 asteroids in Hubble's data archives, 454 of which were previously unknown. Image processors use raw data to isolate and overlay asteroids onto color images, demonstrating this photobombing effect.
We're celebrating 33 years of Hubble observations today with the release of Hubble's observations of NGC 1333. Read on to find out more about this target, how it was observed, and how the data were processed into this years's anniversary image.
This blog post marks the 31st anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. For more information and resources regarding Hubble anniversary, please visit hubblesite.
TLDR: Yes, Hubble images are real. This series of posts is dedicated to the scrutiny of Hubble imagery and a broader discussion of the veracity of astronomical imagery. In this post, we'll look at the distracting image artifacts that are removed when creating press imagery.
