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IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula OSC, Brandon Tackett
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IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula OSC

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IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula OSC

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This is a faint reflection nebula thought to be a possible super nova remnant or large gas cloud that is illuminated by the bright star Rigel. Rigel is the right lower foot star in the Orion Constellation. The nebula is located approximately 900 light years away.

This is a 2nd edit. I had an issue with my flat panel causing a weird striping artifact with my first attempt (see pic B). I increased by flat exposure length using 2 sheets of nuetral density gel film to 6 seconds with accompanied 6 sec darks with significant improvement.

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Description: First edit issue with flat panel and horizontal banding

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IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula OSC, Brandon Tackett

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