This nebula is very faint and hard to see in a small telescope. However, a large amateur telescope, 16 to 20 inches in diameter, will show something like this. There is almost no color because the nebula isn't bright enough to activate the color-sensitive cells in your eyes.
Credit: Original image © 2003-2007, John C. Smith, www.hiddenloft.com. Modified by me (Dan Gerhards). Used with permission 
