IC2118 - The "Witch Head" Nebula in Eridanus

Witch Head Nebula
 
Telescope: Pentax 75EDHF
Camera: Canon XS (Hutech modified); ISO 800; Raw capture
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Guiding: SSAG on 500mm scope
Exposures: 18 @ 10 min.
Note: Images were converted using Canon ZoomBrowser EX. They were then reduced,aligned and combined in ImagesPlus. The composite image was adjusted (Curves, Levels, GradientXTerminator) in Photoshop CS2. Finally, Grain Surgery was applied.
Location: My backyard observatory in southeastern Minnesota (on 1/10/10). Temp. -12 F; seeing - good.
   
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