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 Witch Head Nebula and Rigel -- Rokinon 135 mm f/.2 lens cropped The blue-white supergiant star Rigel and Witch Head Nebula are found at the Orion/Eridanus border 860 light-years away. The off-white Witch Head Nebula is a faint reflection nebula believed to be an ancient supernova remnant or gas cloud illuminated by nearby supergiant star Rigel In this photo Rigel is left and below center, while the white Witch Head Nebula (NGC 1909/IC 2118) is above and to its right (northeast). This cropped image is a joint project of James Foster and Michael Stecker using a Rokinon 135 mm f/2 lens stopped down to f/3.5 with stacked 45-second exposures. file: Orion&WitchHead150minUV_IRcitfilter135mmF38_2-acrWH2d2aa.jpg Click here for full resolution photo Photographic Data Date: December, 2025 lens: Rokinon 135 mm f/2 with Canon EOS mount stopped down to f/3.5 FL= 135 mm mount: Astro-Physics 1200 GTO guiding: SVBony 60 mm guidescope imaging cameras: ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro full frame color astrocamera filter: UV/IR Cut exposure: 70 X 45 sec .photographic site: James Foster observatory at Pinon Pines Estates (Frazier Park) California (Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevstion)  Slightly wider field than photo above file: Orion&WitchHead150minUV_IRcitfilter135mmF38_2-acrWH2d.jpg Click here for full resolution photo |