Two different views of the Eddington flux H_λ times the square of the radius r² as a function of wavelength and velocity, displayed from the inner boundary to a radius equivalent of 16 000 km s^-1, for a model with the consistent ALImI-method. Despite the dramatic change in the spectral distribution of the flux, the luminosity (the frequency-integrated flux times the surface, ) is constant as a function of radius to within a few percent. The flux in the UV between 1000 Å and 3000 Å is blocked by the high optical depth of the pseudo-continuum (shown in the upper panel). This radiation is absorbed and re-emitted in the optical wavelength range from 3000 Å to 6000 Å (lower panel) where the opacity is lower and the radiation can escape the atmosphere.