The Witch Head Nebula
| Object | The Witch Head Nebula (IC2118), in Eridanus |
| Telescope (Photo) | William Optics Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G-11 Mount |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Off-axis using OAG-Large with Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G-11 mount |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI6200MM Pro full-frame monochrome CMOS Camera with ZWO 7 position 2" filter wheel, controlled by N.I.N.A |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI174MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 265 images at 300 seconds each: 110 Luminance (1x1) 55 Red (binned 2x2) 55 Green (binned 2x2) 55 Blue (binned 2x2) Total 22 hours, 55 minutes data capture, using Antlia 3nm V-Pro 2" broadband filters. Calibrated with bias, dark, and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.3 Portrait-mode crop from original landscape-mode master photo. |
| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory I, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) |
| Date | 12/14/2025-12/21/2025 |