Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1909  ·  Part of the constellation Eridanus (Eri)  ·  The star 62Eri  ·  The star 63Eri  ·  The star 66Eri  ·  The star 68Eri  ·  The star Cursa (βEri)  ·  The star Rigel (βOri)  ·  The star ιLep  ·  The star λEri  ·  The star τOri  ·  The star ψEri  ·  the Witch Head Nebula
Witch Nebula / IC2118 and Rigel, Rob
Witch Nebula / IC2118 and Rigel
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Witch Nebula / IC2118 and Rigel

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Witch Nebula / IC2118 and Rigel, Rob
Witch Nebula / IC2118 and Rigel
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Witch Nebula / IC2118 and Rigel

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Witch Nebula is illuminated by the supergiant star Rigel, in Orion. In this image South is upward, to emphasize the Nebula's amazing shape, from which it gets its name.

The Witch Head nebula is a reflection nebula, meaning that we see it mostly because it is being illuminated by a nearby object (Rigel in this case). You also get emission nebula, which are lit mostly by light from within; and absorption nebulae, which are seen mostly in silhouette.

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Witch Nebula / IC2118 and Rigel, Rob