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Originally Posted by Rodstar
Hi guys,
pgc - I first saw IC418 through a 25 inch scope, and it was a deep orange colour. Since then, whenever I have observed it, I have seen a white central star with a core halo of mid to dark orange, and a secondary halo which is grey-white. It helps with the extra aperture. On nights of poor seeing, the colour is far less distinct, indeed, the entire halo could be generally described as drab grey!
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That sounds like an impressive sight. I always see it as whitish/grey. But I just love its super-bright rock hard disk. Might need some darker skies and good seeing to catch its ruddy hues.