Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  65 Eri)  ·  NGC 1909  ·  The star Kursi al Jauzah I (ψ Eri  ·  the Witch Head Nebula
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Witch Head Nebula, Alistair Scobie
Witch Head Nebula
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Witch Head Nebula

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Witch Head Nebula, Alistair Scobie
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Witch Head Nebula

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Witch Head Nebula imaged using an ESPRIT 100ED refractor with a Starizona APEX ED 0.63  L reducer/flattener.
Image rotated and cropped for portrait display.

A tricky subject for me due to low altitude, objects on the horizon and light pollution.
I have only 3 hrs with a clear view on this object which start after the meridean.

This reducer allows the focal ratio to be reducer to f/3.6 allow enough light to be gathered to make an image in the short time I have available, but at the expense of star quality.

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Witch Head Nebula, Alistair Scobie