IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula

It was nicknamed the Witch Head because it looks like a facial profile of a wicked witch.

IC 2118 is an extremely faint reflection nebula believed to be an ancient supernova remnant

or gas cloud illuminated by nearby super-giant star Rigel in the constellation of Orion.

The nebula is in the Eridanus Constellation, about 900 light-years from Earth.

Capture Details:

RASA 8-inch diameter F2.0 Telescope, ZWO294MC Cooled Cmos Camera, no filters, AM5 tracking Mount,

ASI Air capture via Wi-Fi to I-pad, 65 minutes total exposure time (13 x 300sec. subs) taken at my observatories in JBSPO, Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Best Regards,

John Chumack