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Witch Head Nebula, Eric Wilkes
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Witch Head Nebula

Witch Head Nebula, Eric Wilkes
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Witch Head Nebula

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The Witch Head nebula near Orion, possibly the remanent of an ancient supernova, this cloud of gas and dust is lit by the light from the blue supergiant Rigel, which the witch seems to be looking towards. About 900 light years away the light has traveled since around the time the Dane King Canute conquered England. What I love in this image is if you look at the full size version you can see the shapes of bright galaxies in the background, some 150 million light years further away. Second effort with the AM5 mount, so far impressed.21 x ten minute exposures. Redcat51 250mm scope, ASI2600MCPro camera, L-pro filter, ZWO AM5  mount, ASIAir+, PI, PS, LR

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Witch Head Nebula, Eric Wilkes

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