Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula, Jonathan Middleton
NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula
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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula

Revision title: Pac-Man Nebula

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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula, Jonathan Middleton
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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula

Revision title: Pac-Man Nebula

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Imaging from sea level,  in the city, with wildfire smoke aloft has its challenges, but I think I did pretty good! This is 3 nights worth of data to showcase the pillars and depth of the Pacman Nebula. I especially like how each emission line has very distinct regions with the image.

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Title: Pac-Man Nebula

Description: For this revision I focused on more Bok globule detail and less saturation.

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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula, Jonathan Middleton