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IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula, Michael Feigenbaum
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IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula

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IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula

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I've always really liked this beautiful reflection nebula lit by Rigel. I have tried to image it a few times with not very much success. I thought doing this with the Samyang 135 wide open at f/2 might be the way to do it. This one is by far my best attempt at this object and despite a couple of issues that cost me about half the frames, I think it came out OK... and there are a good number of faint and fuzzies in the frame which I always find fascinating.

As always, comments/criticism always welcome and clear skies to all!

Mike

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IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula, Michael Feigenbaum