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SS, you have to remember that all the images I have posted have been taken using a dslr camera. The Sculptor Galaxy image is a combination of 28x5min exposures. That's over 2 hours of light collected. I can only just see the Sculptor Galaxy through an eyepiece and it looks like a smudge of light. M42 (Orion Nebula) looks like a green glow. Our eyes are not sensitive to colour at low light conditions. Only imaging can detect colour.
None of the things I have posted look like that through the eyepiece. The larger the telescope, the more light it will gather. If you want jaw dropping views, you will need 20"-30" telescopes. You got $15,000+ to spare?http://www.obsessiontelescopes.com/telescopes/25/index.php
haha , the pictures on the internet are looking pretty good to me right now.
