Monday, November 16, 2009

Witchhead Nebula


This object in Eridanus has captivated my imagination ever since I saw it from an astro magazine. The eerie faint nebula looking at the bright Rigel is an irony of sorts. In fact, the object was my primary target last Saturday night just fulfill my yearning to capture that "witch." There's no hint of the witch in single frame, only the "J" asterism near her nose was my guide. As it turned out, the nebula was huge, almost filling up the entire field of my scope.

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