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IC IC 2118

Witch Head Nebula

Reflection Nebula
Eridanus
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Faint reflection nebula near Rigel.

Angular size
180′ × 60′
Magnitude
13
Best months
Nov-Feb
Constellation
Eridanus
Catalog IDs
IC 2118
Common aliases
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Recommended telescopes

William Optics
William Optics RedCat 51
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Borg
Borg 55FL
250mm f/4.5 · 55mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera Pro
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
ZWO Seestar S50
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera II
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera
200mm f/4.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

William Optics RedCat 51 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 8.25° × 5.50°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 55% of frame
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Borg 55FL + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 2.59° × 2.59°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 116% of frame
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Vaonis Vespera Pro + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 2.59° × 2.59°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 116% of frame
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Related reflection nebulas

Messier M45
Pleiades
NGC NGC 1977
Running Man Nebula
NGC NGC 2170
Angel Nebula
NGC NGC 7023
Iris Nebula
NGC NGC 6726
Corona Australis Nebula
NGC NGC 1333
Reflection Nebula NGC 1333
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