IC 2118, The Witch Head Nebula (Bob Lockwood)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Eridanus (Eri) · Contains: NGC 1909 · The star λEri · The star ψEri · the Witch Head Nebula

IC 2118, The Witch Head Nebula, Bob Lockwood

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IC 2118, The Witch Head Nebula

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IC 2118, The Witch Head Nebula

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This is an image of IC 2118, The Witch Head Nebula I did back in 2018 before I was part of Astrobin and thought it was time to share it with you.

The Witch Head Nebula, also known by its official name, IC 2118, is a very faint reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus. It was nicknamed the Witch Head because it looks like a profile of a wicked witch. The nebula is illuminated by the bright star Rigel in Orion. It lies at a distance of about 1,000 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 13. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 1909.

The Witch Head Nebula is an ancient supernova remnant or a gas cloud illuminated by the nearby blue supergiant Rigel, Beta Orionis, the brightest star in Orion constellation and the seventh brightest star in the sky. The nebula can be found to the upper right of the star, but it is not visible to the unaided eye.

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