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Old 05-01-2013, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Merlin66 View Post
Steven,
I was hoping to find a Hubble UV image of M42 for comparison, but all I can seem to find are "combined" with other wavelengths to give a "OooohhHaaa" image.
The more I think about, the more impressed I am with your results!!!!!
Ken,

Given that Hubble is imaging above the Earth's atmosphere I wonder if the images are taken at shorter wavelengths in the UV range.

NASA's Galex probe as an example images in the 135-280nm range.

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Steven
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