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Smallest scope you've seen red in Orion nebula?
I've observed the Orion Nebula many times before, but I have never really looked for colour, so I've only noticed green previously. Last night I had a look with my 6" reflector and unexpectedly saw a very distinct red tinge. The inner region was bright bluish-green and the outer parts had a distinct red tinge.
And this was under less than ideal conditions! There was some very light cloud cover over Orion, the moon was just above the horizon and I was observing from my home in an outer suburb of Sydney (dark orange on the light pollution map), plus only 6 inches of aperture.
I wonder if my eyes are extra sensitive to red? What has been the smallest telescope that others here have seen red in the Orion Nebula?
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