Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
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NGC-281 - A Gamester in Cassiopeia, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
NGC-281 - A Gamester in Cassiopeia
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NGC-281 - A Gamester in Cassiopeia

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NGC-281 - A Gamester in Cassiopeia, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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NGC-281 - A Gamester in Cassiopeia

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Those who will remember the video-arcade game 'Pacman' will surely recognize the gobbler presented here. However, this celestial character is about 100 light years across, and contains open-cluster IC 1590 and several dark blobs known as 'Bok globules'. Discovered in 1883, the Pacman Nebula lies ~9500 light years away in the constellation of the Queen.

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NGC-281 - A Gamester in Cassiopeia, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton