Witch Head Nebula

Witch Head Nebula
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Witch Head Nebula

IC 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.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
HEAVEN'S MIRROR OBSERVATORY, AUSTRALIA
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Oct - Nov 2021
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Siril, Starnet++, Affinity Photo2
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Tomas Samek, data obtained at TelescopeLive
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