Colour in the DEEP south.
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Originally Posted by
shneor
I, too, have seen the very distinct yellow "egg" surrounding Eta Carinae, with a 13.1" f/5 I took to New Zealand in 2000 using a 20mm Nagler Type 1. But let's not forget the pink, green and blue of M42, usually in my 22" f/4, but also recently in a 14" cat at TAAA's CAC site in southern Arizona.
As an observer who lives in the southern hemisphere I can certainly testify to seeing the Homunculus as bright yellow. Other southern colour includes the distinct blue of planetary nebula NGC 3918 adjacent to the Southern Cross and in particular the warm yellow seen in the very core of globular cluster Tucanae 47. To see this well you need 20 inch or above and the object to be over 30 degrees high. Though I will be using a 30 inch f4.5 two weeks from now at the South Pacific Star Party it is getting low this time of year so I will have to cruise the LMC and Carina instead.