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Old 01-07-2012, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by allan gould View Post
Guess the colour is what it is due to lots of H in the nebula. Ive reproduced it to tone down the colour a bit and tame the stars as well.
Allan,

The red colour is due to inter-stellar dust which is in between us and the nebula. Most of the green & blue channels have been absorbed - here's a link describing the phenomenon.

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Mario
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