Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  IC 2118  ·  Witch Head nebula
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Witch Head Nebula, Pat Darmody
Witch Head Nebula
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Witch Head Nebula

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Witch Head Nebula, Pat Darmody
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Witch Head Nebula

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Since our weather has not been astro-friendly lately, I am going back to older data to see what I can do with PI. I am still stacking with DSS - just because it is easier/quicker and I don't notice much (if any) difference compared to PI calibration/stacking.

This target is so dim that I was really hampered by the first quarter moon nearby. In my light-polluted suburban backyard, dim targets like the Witch Head might be beyond my capabilities.

I could not get this to look good with Photoshop, and actually gave up on it back in January. However, using the better mask-generating / modifying capabilities in PI really made a difference.

Thanks for looking!

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Witch Head Nebula, Pat Darmody