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I cannot say with certainty whether the perception was sensation or hallucination, but it definitely triggered some neurotransmission in my dopamine (pleasure) system. Wow.

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And too much dopamine can make you hallucinate, so I wonder which came first

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I agree with David, one key to seeing color in the Orion nebula is using lower powers and larger exit pupils, the image is smaller but brighter. Any color seen will be subtle, a faint tint rather than the vivid colors one sees in the photographs.

Jon

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Thirty some years ago, I used to view the Orion nebula at 25X and 100X in a very fast 8" Dob I had at the time. I was observing a couple miles outside Lynchburg Virginia, where I lived and worked at the time. My recollection is that especially at low power, the center was very white and I could see mostly greenish colors around it. I don't recall any other colors. I now observe from my yard a dozen miles outside Charlotte North Carolina with a 5" refractor. At low power (31X), I still see a good bit of white in the center, the edges are a dirty green.


Here's hoping the stars shine brightly in your night sky.

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I cannot say with certainty whether the perception was sensation or hallucination, but it definitely triggered some neurotransmission in my dopamine (pleasure) system. Wow.

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And too much dopamine can make you hallucinate, so I wonder which came first

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I'll have to ask that wife o' mine what I did what that dopamine.

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