Witch Head Nebula - IC 2118
The Witch Head Nebula is a faint reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus. It is believed to be an ancient supernova remnant that is illuminated by the nearby star Rigel (Beta Orionis). The Witch Head Nebula is located at a distance of about 900 light years from Earth.
Technical Details
- Object: Witch Head Nebula
- Object Type: Reflection Nebula
- Other Names: IC 2118
- Date/Time: 2011 Feb 05 at 05:11 UTC
- Location: Bifrost Astronomical Observatory, Portal, AZ
- Telescope: Takahashi Epsilon 180 ED Hyperbolic Astrograph
- Mount: Astro-Physics 1200GTO
- Camera: Canon EOS 550D (Rebel T2i) (modified with a Baader UV/IR filter)
- Exposure: 8 x 300s, f/2.8, ISO 800
- File Name: IC2118-01w.jpg
- Processing: Stack of 8 Images, Levels, Unsharp Mask (Photoshop CS5)
- Original Image Size: 3454 × 5179 pixels (17.9 MP); 11.5" x 17.3" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2011 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.