I didn't have to work last night
and the skie was clear enough to get the telescope out for some observing. I looked at some old favourites first, jewel box, 47 tuc, a few double stars etc, and decided it was time to try out the nebula filter I recently bought from a fellow IIS member (cheers Matt
).
With the nebula filter attached I swung over to the Eta Carina nebula,
man you could have knocked me over with a feather. I thought it looked amazing without a filter. The amount of detail that came through was mind blowing, and the size of it, it was never ending. I think I spent around 30 mins just cruizing around in it, absolutley stunning. I don't think I can bring myself to look at it without a nebula filter again.