Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
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NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula, Tim Lewis
NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula
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NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula

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NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula, Tim Lewis
NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula
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NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula

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This is NGC 281, aka the Pac Man Nebula. This is my first foray into narrowband imaging. The image was captured during Nightfall 2015 at the Palm Canyon Resort in Borrego Springs, CA. The image is comprised of 48 900-second exposures through Ha, SII, and OIII filters. All data was processed using Pixinsight.

One notable processing step: in order to get the color pallet I was looking for, I used the SHO-AIP script in Pixinsight, and mixed in only a fraction of the Ha to control the green signal. After creating the composite image, I used a ColorMask script to tune the colors. This is a first-pass - I expect I will return to this as I gain more experience in NB.

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NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula, Tim Lewis