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enriqutotoday at 7:26 AM0 repliesview on HN

These wavelength-indexed spectra always seem a bit weird... the blue is so cramped! When you plot them by frequency they feel just right. We say "ultraviolet" and "infrared" for a reason; never "infraviolet" or "ultrared".

It's like a piano that had the high notes to the left.