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IC 2118

IC 2118 — Witch Head Nebula

Reflection Nebula
· Eridanus
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Target information

Object type
Reflection Nebula
Constellation
Eridanus
Right ascension
5h 06m 54s
Declination
-7° 13′ 00″
Magnitude
13
Angular size
180′ × 60′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Advanced
Best months
Nov-Feb
Catalog IDs
IC 2118

About this target

Faint reflection nebula near Rigel.

Recommended telescopes

Vaonis
245mm f/4.9 · 50mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
245mm f/4.9 · 50mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Borg
250mm f/4.5 · 55mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 4.47° × 3.04°
Scale 3.90″/px
Target fills 99% of frame
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FOV 4.47° × 3.04°
Scale 3.90″/px
Target fills 99% of frame
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FOV 4.38° × 2.98°
Scale 3.82″/px
Target fills 101% of frame
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