IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula (Jeff Reitzel)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Eridanus (Eri) · Contains: 61 Eri · 61 ome Eri · 63 Eri · 65 Eri) · 65 psi Eri · 69 Eri) · 69 lam Eri · IC 2118 · IC 398 · LBN 959 · LBN 968 · LBN 975 · NGC 1720 · NGC 1726 · NGC 1752 · NGC 1779 · NGC 1797 · NGC 1799 · NGC 1909 · PK205-26.1 · Part of the constellation Eridanus (Eri) · The star 63 Eri · The star Kursi al Jauzah I (ψ Eri · The star Kursi al Jauzah II (λ Eri · The star ω Eri · Witch Head nebula · the Witch Head Nebula

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IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula

This is IC 2118 - The Witch Head Nebula near Orion. I chose to show it as it appears in our sky which makes the witch profile appear upside down. This beautiful reflection nebula is mainly illuminated by the supergiant star Rigel just out of the frame to the left as well as some other bright stars above. It is a very large but faint structure only 900 ly distant from us. I really like the string of galaxies bisecting the nebula.

This is old data from Heaven's Mirror Observatory in Australia using Telescope Live. Searching through old observatory data for images to process is one way I choose to spend the cloudy winter nights at home. Sometimes you find diamonds hidden in those old files. They are always a challenge to process and learn new skills.

Takahashi FSQ106 with FLI PL16803 Camera
L-20 x 600s
R-13 x 600s
G-14 x 600s
B-14 x 600s

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RA (center)	05h02m36s.28
RA (top/left)	05h13m01s.82
RA (top/right)	04h52m38s.25
RA (bottom/right)	04h52m01s.61
RA (bottom/left)	05h12m41s.54

Dec (center)	-07°54′12″.8
Dec (top/left)	-05°18′56″.3
Dec (top/right)	-05°12′09″.6
Dec (bottom/right)	-10°28′43″.9
Dec (bottom/left)	-10°35′33″.5

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