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Pacman Nebula - Close Crop, James E.

Pacman Nebula - Close Crop

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Pacman Nebula - Close Crop, James E.

Pacman Nebula - Close Crop

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The Pacman Nebula (also known as NGC 281, IC 11 or Sharpless 184) is a bright emission nebula and is part of an HII region in Cassiopeia. It is associated with the open cluster IC 1590, several Bok globules and the multiple star B 1. The nebula is about 96 light years in diameter and about 9500 light years from Earth. (Wikipedia)

-- Close crop to highlight interesting features and several Bok globules. --

Taken over several nights: Sept 30, Oct 5-6 and Oct 21-23, 2020.

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