IC 2118 (John Favalessa)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Eridanus (Eri) · Contains: IC 2118 · LBN 959 · NGC 1752 · NGC 1797 · NGC 1799 · NGC 1909 · PGC 1004963 · PGC 1011379 · PGC 1013077 · PGC 1013599 · PGC 1023022 · PGC 1025093 · PGC 1026456 · PGC 1026633 · PGC 1029803 · PGC 1031174 · PGC 1032523 · PGC 1032937 · PGC 1033231 · PGC 1033911 · PGC 1034111 · PGC 1034306 · PGC 1034437 · PGC 1034594 · PGC 1034755 · PGC 1034906 · PGC 1035429 · PGC 1036079 · PGC 1036408 · PGC 1036893 · And 36 more.

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Also known as the Witch Head Nebula...a little late for Halloween. But this is my first successful attempt at imaging and processing a faint reflection nebula! StarXTerminator and Alan Block's star De-Emphasis are game changers for me to process such. I shot at my bortle 3+ location, Mt Pinos, without any filter!

Interestingly, this nebula is believed to be an ancient supernova remnant illuminated by Rigel. I also love the two distant galaxies that show up! Sadly, I don't see the witch's head no matter which orientation 😵‍💫 ...I'm flunking the Rorschach test again 🤪

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RA (center)	05h04m48s.38
RA (top/left)	04h59m11s.67
RA (top/right)	05h08m09s.74
RA (bottom/right)	05h10m23s.28
RA (bottom/left)	05h01m28s.63

Dec (center)	-07°18′09″.3
Dec (top/left)	-08°38′48″.2
Dec (top/right)	-09°02′52″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	-05°57′11″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	-05°33′14″.2

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