M42 UV image completed

[sjastro]

Brought out some more central detail around the Trapezium area with a "classical" L(=UV)RGB image illustrating the dust details enhanced in a UV image and a L=(UV)RGUV image.

Since UV is not associated with any colour channel I assigned B=UV as blue light is closest to long wave UV in the electromagnetic spectrum.

Higher resolutions can be found here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/M42uv_colour_rgb.html
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/M42uv_colour.html

Clear skies

Steven

[sjastro]

Oops the second attachment for the B=UV channel should be this.

Regards

Steven

[Ross G]

Interesting capture Steven.

Good to see something different.

Thanks.

Ross.

[Larryp]

Certainly a different take from the usual, Steven. Very nice!

[Merlin66]

Steven,
Excellent result!
Hopefully this will encourage others to seriously assess the real opportunities of imaging in the UV region.
Onwards and upwards!!

[sjastro]

Thanks Ken, Larry and Ross.

I've decided to settle on mapping the G-channel with the UV data.

It looks less psychedelic than B=UV and the dust detail looks further enhanced.

Higher resolution here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/M42uv_colour_gchannel.html

Regards

Steven