Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  NGC 281
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NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula), Randal Healey
NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula)
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NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula)

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NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula), Randal Healey
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NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula)

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NGC281

The dark regions in this picture of NGC 281 are sculpted dusty columns and dense Bok globules seen in silhouette, eroded by intense, energetic winds and radiation from the hot cluster stars. If they survive long enough, the dusty structures could also be sites of future star formation. Also called the Pacman Nebula because of its overall shape, NGC 281 is about 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This mage was made through narrow-band filters. It combines emission from the nebula's hydrogen and oxygen atoms to synthesize red, green, and blue colors. The scene spans well over 80 light-years. I hope you enjoy.

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NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula), Randal Healey

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