IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula - phone enhanced image.

IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula - telescope processed image.

IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula - unprocessed image.

Last image for the s50 for this morning. Tried to get #IC2118 #TheWitchHeadNebula one more time. First image used as much auto-enhancement my phone can do, followed by the telescope processed image with the unprocessed image as well. I think this is as good […]

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IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula - telescope processed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. A large, faint blue reflection nebula in Eridanus. Its spooky profile, like a witch's head, is illuminated by the bright blue supergiant star, Rigel, in nearby Orion.

IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula - unprocessed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. Its ghostly blue glow is a reflection! The nebula's dust grains scatter the powerful blue light from the supergiant star Rigel in Orion, just like our atmosphere makes our sky blue.

Tried again to capture #IC2118 #TheWitchHeadNebula. Will give it one more try tonight. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula - telescope processed image with Moon and Skylight Filter. It's an extremely faint, blue reflection nebula that resembles a witch's profile. It is illuminated by the intense light of the supergiant star Rigel.

IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula - unprocessed image with Moon And Skylight Filter. Its shape resembles a witch's profile, and its eerie blue glow is light from the supergiant star Rigel reflecting off cosmic dust.

Last image from the planned observations on the s50. Here is #IC2118 #TheWitchHeadNebula. I think will try again using the onboard LP Filter and not just the Moon and Skylight Filter. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur