Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
The Pacman Nebula in Halpha, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The Pacman Nebula in Halpha

The Pacman Nebula in Halpha, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The Pacman Nebula in Halpha

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The Pacman Nebula, NGC281, is an H-II region in the constellation Cassiopeia and lies some 9500 light years away. It contains an open cluster as well as several Bok globules, small dark nebulae where dust and gas condense to form a molecular cloud where star formation can occur.

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The Pacman Nebula in Halpha, Gabe Shaughnessy

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