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Originally Posted by SkyViking
Thank you Greg, yeah colour is certainly a matter of taste I agree 
Although I will say from a scientific point of view that these nebulae are indeed pink/magenta in hue because of the conbination of strong H Alpha and H Beta emission (red + blue). Some emission nebulae appear particularly red, but that's normally due to reddening by interstellar dust along our line of sight - the Lobster Nebula being a prime example. |
Yep totally agree with you Rolf, ignore the magenta-pink nay sayers
it looks awesome! - and perfect comparison to make your point too. The other good one is the
NGC 3576/3603 pair.
Vivaaaaa Las Vegas
Mike