Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1909  ·  The star λEri  ·  The star ψEri  ·  the Witch Head Nebula
IC 2118 | Witch Head Nebula (HaRGB), Gideon Golan
IC 2118 | Witch Head Nebula (HaRGB)
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IC 2118 | Witch Head Nebula (HaRGB)

IC 2118 | Witch Head Nebula (HaRGB), Gideon Golan
IC 2118 | Witch Head Nebula (HaRGB)
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IC 2118 | Witch Head Nebula (HaRGB)

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Witch Head Nebula in Orion (HaRGB)

A faint reflection nebula depicting a fairytale-like crone, hence its name.
The nebula, formally known as IC2118, is associated to the nearby star Rigel, in the constellation Orion.
Its distance from Earth is approx. 1,000 L/Y.

Shot under Bortle 3 desert skies, Israel

29*300 sec RGB
12*600 sec Ha extract (L-eXtreme)
ZWO 2600 MC Pro
ASIAIR Pro
iOptron CEM25P
ZWO 120 MMs Mono

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IC 2118 | Witch Head Nebula (HaRGB), Gideon Golan