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Originally Posted by Suzy
Thanks Paddy.
My scope showed an orange tinge to the outer ring - is this normal or the product of using the OIII filter? I saw a picture of it after I observed, and the picture shows a clear orange ring, but not sure if I should be seeing that sort of colour through a scope (unless it was caused by filtering). I saw no detail within the black, though this was observed in suburbia. Just wanting to make sure what I got is what I got.
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That sounds like a very impressive observation Suzy. I have not seen this colour when I've used an OIII filter and 'though it's beyond my expertise I don't think it's an artefact of the filter. I always find it amazing how much colour I can see in some PNs when I can't see any in brighter nebula. So I'm not surprised - just have to go back and have another look myself. I do find it quite interesting how often if I think I've seen something subtle and then look at an image my observation is confirmed. Sounds like you've struck gold - or orange at least!