What does the universe look like in color?
What does the universe look like in color?
What does the universe look like in color?
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Experiment 4: Creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>color</strong> from red, green,<br />
and blue<br />
The purpose of this activity is to recreate a full-<strong>color</strong> image by<br />
merg<strong>in</strong>g its red, green, and blue components with each o<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
• Any <strong>color</strong> scene can be separated <strong>in</strong>to its red, green, and blue<br />
components and <strong>the</strong>n reassembled <strong>in</strong>to a full-<strong>color</strong> image.<br />
1. Have students access <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>teractive learn<strong>in</strong>g tool at <strong>the</strong><br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g URL. (Note: This <strong>in</strong>teractive requires <strong>the</strong> free<br />
Shockwave plug-<strong>in</strong>, which should already be <strong>in</strong>stalled on<br />
your computer.)<br />
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/webscope/<strong>in</strong>ter/<strong>color</strong><br />
2. By dragg<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> red, green, and blue components of <strong>the</strong><br />
image so that <strong>the</strong>y are superimposed, students can reconstruct<br />
<strong>the</strong> full-<strong>color</strong> scene.
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