Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula, Marco Prelini
NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula
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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula, Marco Prelini
NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula
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Located in the northern part of Cassiopeia constellation, this nebula is a rich HII region populated by Bok globules (which are newborn stars nursery), an open cluster and a multiple (five stars) system.

I really like the details of this nebula, it's worth high-resolution imaging.

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