Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  NGC 281
NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula in Narrowband, Rudolf Bumm
NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula in Narrowband
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NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula in Narrowband

NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula in Narrowband, Rudolf Bumm
NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula in Narrowband
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NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula in Narrowband

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NGC 281, IC 11 or Sh2-184 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm.

This is my first hubble mapped narrow band image. All processed in Pixinsight.

Distance: 9500 light years

Ha 40 x 180 s

SII 40 x 180 s

OIII 40 x 180 s

6 h total exposure time

Hubble palette mapping: SII -> R, Ha -> G, OIII -> B

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B

Description: Curves for some "black holes" :-)

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NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula in Narrowband, Rudolf Bumm