Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
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PacMan nebula NGC 281, Norman Hey
PacMan nebula NGC 281
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PacMan nebula NGC 281

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PacMan nebula NGC 281, Norman Hey
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PacMan nebula NGC 281

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Deceptive--even though this nebula is larger than the full moon, it is nearly invisible in suburban skies--at least for me! 

This is a trial of processing as much as trying to document the nebula--it is this month's Goofi's Imaging Challenge target on CloudyNights. The discussion group is lively and informative and fun to be a part of. 

I am probably not being as efficient or effective as I can, but I am creating an HOO image from the LeNhance/OSC data, then using the a and b channels of the L-a-b space in CurvesTransformations to achieve the (sort of ) teal blue Oiii signal. Trying to explore other ways of achieving this; if anyone has any tips, feel free to pass them along.

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Description: added more dual band data
added RGB star colour

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PacMan nebula NGC 281, Norman Hey