Deep Sky Object in Winter
Molecular Cloud around IC2118

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Date & Time: Oct 29 2022, from 26:45 to 27:27 JST(+0900)
Composed 8 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: AF zoom-Nikkor 80-200mmF2.8ED (f=80mm, stop: F4.0)
with IDAS LPS-D1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
CMOS Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (Cooled temp.: -15°C)
Location: Furudono town, Fukushima pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...16bit FITS, converted to 16bit TIFF(6248×4176)
Device Size...23.5×15.7mm, Gain...100


IC2118 / Reflection Nebula, type 3 R
R.A.05h 06m 54.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-07° 13' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size180'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
Other IDsLBN959
LBN 981 / Molecular Cloud, type 6 R
R.A.04h 35m 00.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-14°25' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size120'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
Other IDs -
This is a 16.7×11.2° wide-field image that captures the faint molecular cloud spreading to the southwest of IC2118 (Witch's face), a reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus shown in previous page. From IC2118 to the southwest direction, there is a large curved molecular cloud streak extending to a huge cluster (LBN981) with an apparent diameter of 2 degrees at the bottom of the field. These nebulae including IC2118 are reflecting Rigel's light in the upper left of the field.

Molecular clouds around IC2118



IC2118
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