The Witch Head Nebula (IC2118)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , the Witch Head Nebula is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:47, until soon before it sets at 17:02. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Name The Witch Head Nebula (IC2118)
Object type Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC1909
Other names
The Witch Head Nebula
IC 2118[1]
LBN 959[2]
VdB 36[3]
Position
Right ascension:05h04m [1]
Declination:−07°15' [1]
Constellation:Eridanus

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