Observers using apertures of 10 inches or greater have usually detected pink and orange tints in the outer shell. But has anyone seen it as raspberry?
By the way, while making out the nebula’s colors requires direct vision and the judicious use of power, seeking out the nebula’s finest details — like the lacy “webs” in the famous Hubble Space Telescope photo (which led to IC 418’s other popular nickname, the Spirograph Nebula) — requires averted vision, high power, and perhaps telescopes 12 inches or larger. As always, let me know what you see at
someara@interpac.net.