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Old 03-05-2014, 07:13 PM
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Good work Steven!
Thanks Louie

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Indeed interesting Steve, it would be nice to see the UV channel alone, just to better appreciate what is actually present there that is less visible in the RGB classical images..

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Marco
Near UV image only attached.
Even with a 2hr exposure in NUV the LMC is a "faint" object.

Incidentally NASA APOD did a comparison between the LMC in middle and far UV with a visible light image. (Middle and far UV imaging require satellites).

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130610.html

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Steven
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