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What is a composite photo?

Simply put, a composite photo is made up of several shots. A very simple example: when you take a panoramic photo with your smartphone, you are taking a composite photo, because your smartphone will take several shots and assemble them into one to create a panorama. The different types of composite photos Assembling photos to create a panoramic view As explained above, the most common use is simply to take several photos and create a larger one. Depending on how […]

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False colors on astronomy photos

This article aims to explain why false colors are often used in astronomy photographs.

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