Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD5005  ·  IC 1590  ·  LBN 615  ·  LBN 616  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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NGC 281. The Pac Man Nebula, Mark C. Helton
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NGC 281. The Pac Man Nebula

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NGC 281. The Pac Man Nebula, Mark C. Helton
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NGC 281. The Pac Man Nebula

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It has been very cloudy and rainy here at Great Neck Observatory. However, the other night, actually the night of my birthday, the skies cleared here! I rushed out to set up between celebrating with my family, and fighting the bugs. The bugs love it when I set up this time of year! I only had a short window to shoot this nebula as I had done another long run on The Eastern Veil Nebula before. This is only 8, 180 second images. I really love my ZWOASI533MC Pro camera. I am actually happy with this image considering I am using a very inexpensive Newtonian telescope and for such a short run. Clear Skies!!

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NGC 281. The Pac Man Nebula, Mark C. Helton