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The Witch Head is (informally) so named because of
its resemblence to a Witch's profile, upside down in
this photo which has North at the top. The bright blue
star at left is Rigel, which is part of the constellation
Orion. The Witch Head itself is in the neighboring
constellation of Eridanus.
The line across the top of the photo appears to be a
geostationary satellite which drifted by during the
2 hr exposure.
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Technical data:
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Date:
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5 Oct. 2002
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Scope:
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Borg 100ED F6.4
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Mount:
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Losmandy G-11
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Guider:
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Borg 76ED / SBIG ST-V
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Camera:
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Planet Town Vacuum Astrocamera
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Film:
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Kodak E200 (+2 push) medium format
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Exposure:
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120 minutes
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