They are visible in normal light too. The h-alpha brings them out better. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 2:14 PM MDT M Wilson wrote:
I just learned something. I had no idea that using a hydrogen alpha filter would make those cosmic jets appear. I thought those were only visible in the infra-red spectrum.
________________________________ From: Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, April 1, 2013 1:15 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] New Image - M82 and Jets - Homemade Astrograph
Hi all.
I just posted a new image on my website. It is M82 with the hydrogen alpha jets. It looks like an exploding cigar!
If you are interested, take a look at the link below...
http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=117 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=117&cat=1&sub=98> &cat=1&sub=98
Cheers,
Tyler
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