Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  19 Ori)  ·  69 Eri)  ·  Algebar (β Ori  ·  NGC 1909  ·  The star Kursi al Jauzah II (λ Eri  ·  The star Rigel  ·  the Witch Head Nebula
The Witch and Rigel, Antonio Jose Paris
The Witch and Rigel
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The Witch and Rigel

The Witch and Rigel, Antonio Jose Paris
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The Witch and Rigel

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C 2118 (also known as Witch Head Nebula due to its shape) 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. The nebula lies in the Eridanus Constellation, about 900 light-years from Earth.

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