IC 2118 in Eridanus
IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula, in Eridanus.
Date: 18 and 23 November 2022
FOV: approximately 4.5° × 3° the angular size of IC 2118 is about 1° by 3°
Telescope: Askar FRA300 pro (300mm f/5 Petzval)
Guiding: ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
ZWO 30F4 30mm mini guide scope
Computer: ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
Mount: iOptron CEM40
Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS
Filter: Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut
Stacking: One-hundred-thirty-five 240 second frames, gain 240
Total Time: 9 hours
Processing: Pixinsight – SPPC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,
StarXTerminator, GHS, Saturation, DynCrop/Scale
Location: Kopernik Observatory near Vestal, NY (18 November, 52 frames) and
Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY (23 November, 83 frames)