Designation |
IC 2118, Witch Head Nebula |
Object type |
Reflection nebula |
Coordinates |
05h07min -07°13' (
Eridanus ) |
Description |
Rigel (Beta Orionis) is
illuminating this large reflection nebula and causing it to shine in the
characteristic irregular shape that gave it its popular name. The
Witch Head nebula was discovered photographically by Max Wolf in 1909. |
Exposure |
LRGB 60:60:60:135 min @ -15°C
- unbinned |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW-8
with Astronomik Type II filter set. |
Optics |
Astro-Physics Traveler AP105EDF
with CCDT67 reducer (452mm focal length - f/4.3) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP900GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, DeBloomer, Sigma Pre Beta
11, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0 |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 20+21Dec2003 -
04:30 UTC (RGB) resp. 02:00 UTC (L) |
Conditions |
Transparency 6, Seeing 6, Temperature
+13°C |