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Comparing Grayscale Images

Here are three greyscale images obtained using red, green, and blue filters. Notice in each image where it is dark and where it is bright. A color (red, green, or blue) is then assigned to each of the filtered greyscale images. This is known as colorizing the image. Finally, the three colorized images are combined to create the full color image.

Compare the filtered images to the full color image, then choose the right words to finish the following sentences.

Comparison of light passed by filters Credit: Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA

Questions

  1. The red shirt looks
    in the image taken through the red filter, and looks
    in the image taken through the blue filter, because the red filter
    red light, and the blue filter
    red light.
  2. The green shirt looks
    in the image taken through the red filter, and looks
    in the image taken through the green filter, because the red filter
    green light and the green filter
    green light.
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