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NIST math technique opens clearer window on universe

A fast, efficient image enhancement technique developed at NIST and originally applied to improving monochrome microscope images has proved itself equally effective at the other end of the scale -- sharpening details on color images of distant galaxies produced by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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