Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  LBN 615  ·  LBN 616  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula, Mark Eby
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula

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NGC281 Pacman Nebula, Mark Eby
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula

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The NGC281 Pacman nebula is a region of hydrogen-2 gas, about 100 lightyears across and 9500 lightyears from Earth. Open cluster IC1590 is in the center, and the dark regions are Blok globules, dense areas of cosmic dust. North is at the top.

 ZWO Duo filter used for Luminance channel, (D)RGB.

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