Witch Head Nebula and Rigel - Ic 2118

Image Title: Witch Head Nebula and Rigel - IC 2118

Copyright: Simone Curzi

Date image was taken: January 07, 2024

Location: Acquaviva Picena, Italy

Image Description and Details: The Witch's Head Nebula and Rigel proved to be a real challenge in my astrophotography journey.
The many hours of integration were collected in the months of November, December and January under the sky (bortle 4/5) of my small home observatory on the Adriatic coast.
The processing was carried out using Pixinsight, and Bill Blanshan 's pixelmath formulas for both mixing the ha all rgb and stellar reduction were decisive for the result.
The biggest obstacle turned out to be Rigel which, placed in the corner of my shooting frame, created some reflections due to my filters, especially on L,G and B.

Clear skies to all
Simone

Equipment Details: Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
William Optics RedCat 51 II
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mounts
Sky-Watcher EQ6R Pro
Filters
Antlia EDGE H-alpha 4.5nm 2" · Antlia Luminance 2" · Antlia V-Pro Blue 2" · Antlia V-Pro Green 2" · Antlia V-Pro Red 2"
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

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