Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  LBN 615  ·  LBN 616  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula, Mark Eby
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula

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NGC281 Pacman Nebula, Mark Eby
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula

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The Pac Man nebula is a region of hydrogen-2 gas, about 100 light years across and 9500 light years from Earth. Open cluster IC1590 is in the center, and the dark regions are Blok globules, dense areas of cosmic dust. North is at the bottom. Exposure: (6) 5 min and (30) 2 min. Flexure problems forced me to discard most subs and switch to 2 minute exposures. Ouch!

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