Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1909  ·  Part of the constellation Eridanus (Eri)  ·  The star 62Eri  ·  The star 63Eri  ·  The star Cursa (βEri)  ·  The star Rigel (βOri)  ·  The star λEri  ·  The star ψEri  ·  the Witch Head Nebula
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IC 2118 Witches Head Nebula, Bret Waddington
IC 2118 Witches Head Nebula
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IC 2118 Witches Head Nebula

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IC 2118 Witches Head Nebula, Bret Waddington
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IC 2118 Witches Head Nebula

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IC 2118 is an extremely faint reflection nebula believed to be an ancient supernova remnant or gas cloud illuminated by nearby supergiant star Rigel in the constellation of Orion. It lies in the Orion constellation, about 900 light-years from Earth.

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IC 2118 Witches Head Nebula, Bret Waddington

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