First night out with my new scope --- what a disaster..

[Smirnoff]

The Ghost of Jupiter always appears a vivid blue to me. One of the top objects for colour IMO.

[rider]

Wednesday, I Laser colmimated the better-halfs 8 inch neutonian, and pointed it at the Orion Nebula. thought to my self "mmm. I'm imagining a slight pink/green colour". Then She Who Must Be Obeyed took a look and said "Hey, It's pink & green!"
Maybe you dont need Hubble.

Rider

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

I didn't see pink though i did see a nice aqua kind of colour. i could pick out the dark lane in the middle and the 4 bright stars as well. nice

[jungle11 (Greg)]

Perhaps it's just the difference between different people's colour perception. I've hat my 12'' for a few weeks now and have ogled at orion every time I take it out. No colours for me....bummer

[Smirnoff]

to me it always appears greenish.

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

2 for green yay im picking up momentum. Though looking at it in photos its blue and white, i guess once the light has come though the atmosphere it changes to our eyes.

[hector (Andrew)]

Have a look at it in Twilight. It will have a fluro green appearence in a 10" and above scope. Also has that look under good moon light.
Andrew

[astroron (Ron)]

IC 418 is one of my favouret Planetaries , but it needs a medium to large scope to see the colour best.

[BLiTZWiNG (Trent)]

Awesome guys... I can't want till they finish building my house so I can unpack my scope!

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Originally Posted by hector

Have a look at it in Twilight. It will have a fluro green appearence in a 10" and above scope. Also has that look under good moon light.
Andrew

Hmmm, Intrustin'

The reason this is happening at these times (more colour that is) is because there is much more ambient light during moonlit nights and at twilight and therefore your eyes are still in semi-colour mode and havent switched fully over to dark adaptation.

Never thought of that, thanks for posting, now I can try to see some colour where there has never been colour before....... engage Mr Sulu.

Cheers

Chris

[Smirnoff]

Originally Posted by astroron

IC 418 is one of my favouret Planetaries , but it needs a medium to large scope to see the colour best.

I've heard much about this one, it's supposed to be a reddish colour isn't it?

looks good here for observing tonight so I'll check it out