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Open Dome VIRTUAL - True Colour - What Colour is Neptune

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What are true colours in astronomy and is Neptune blue or green? Join Dr Daniel Brown (NTU) in his talk True Colours - What Colour is Neptune, while he explores how we explore colours in astronomy.

  • From: Thursday 1 February 2024, 8 pm
  • To: Thursday 1 February 2024, 8 pm
  • Location: LT4, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Clifton,
  • Booking deadline: Thursday 1 February 2024, 8.00 pm
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Objects in space have been imaged over many years by space telescopes and space missions, dazzling us with mind blowing images full of colours. But are these colours really what we would see? Are our outer planets really blue and green?

Recent work by UK astronomers has brought this topic into the headlines when revealing that Neptune's colours are wrong. A detailed study determined its true colour and also helped to remind everyone that astronomers sometimes note that images are not  given in the correct colour scheme. But that this sometimes gets lost while reproducing them over and over again. Join Dr Daniel Brown (NTU) in his talk True Colours - What Colour is Neptune, while he explores what colours actually are in astronomy, how our eye experiences them, and if we can actually every present true colours in any astronomical imagery.

Booking is required for this event while attending in person. While attending, you consent to filming, photography, and sound recording – which may include you as a member of the audience – and its use in publication or advertising distribution, either printed or online, without payment or copyright.

This event is taking place as a hybrid event on NTU campus. This will allow a flexible way of attending. You are currently booking to attend virtually and only the talk component. A link to the material on YouTube will be emailed to everyone who is attending virtually in their confirmation email. We will be happy to answer questions posted as response to the video over the following days. So do keep booking onto this event. If you haven't booked you might need to wait a while before you can see it.

You can also attend the event in person and enter our planetarium but would need to book the Open Dome IN PERSON event to purchase your ticket.

Location details

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Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Campus
Clifton

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