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Old 18-05-2012, 09:03 AM
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Here is a colour image with NII mapped to red and HA to green. There is a bit of difference in these emissions but it is subtle.

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The emission of NII only occurs due to the presence of very hot blue stars. This will vary from object to object. A 5nm NB filter or wider will collect both NII and HA.

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