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False Colour
This Catalyst article investigates how scientists make images using colours to represent electromagnetic radiations which humans cannot see. Human eyes detect visible light, just a small region in the electromagnetic spectrum. Using scientific instruments, many other types of radiation can be detected. Different colours are then used to represent the different wavelengths of this invisible radiation. The result is images which we find easier to interpret.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 24, Issue 4.
Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.
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