Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1909  ·  The star Rigel (βOri)  ·  The star λEri  ·  The star ψEri  ·  the Witch Head Nebula
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IC 2118, Annehouw
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IC 2118

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IC 2118

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The Witch Head. Imaged with the lens at f2.8

IC 2118 gets the blue color because of the reflection of Rigel-starlight by dust particles.

What is most interesting is that there are molecular clouds present and active star formation is taking place.

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IC 2118, Annehouw

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