Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula, Mauro Sturaro
NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula
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NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula

NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula, Mauro Sturaro
NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula
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NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula

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NGC 281 is an HII emission nebula in Cassiopeia also known as the Pacman Nebula.
The central star cluster is IC 1590 which is an OB association of hot, young blue supergiant stars. The brightest stars are part of a 5-star system.
Fierce stellar winds from these stars are sculpting numerous elephant trunk projections along the periphery of the visible nebula.
The trunks all point toward the central star cluster. Numerous Bok globules are seen in silhouette against the nebula as well as a large dust cloud, also eroded by stellar winds, that represents the Pacman's mouth.
The nebula lies 10,000 light-years from Earth.

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NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula, Mauro Sturaro

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