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



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
NGC 281: PacMan Nebula
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NGC 281: PacMan Nebula

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NGC 281: PacMan Nebula, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
NGC 281: PacMan Nebula
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NGC 281: PacMan Nebula

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Takahashi FSQ106N
Imaging Cameras
QSI683wsg8
Mounts
LOSMANDY G-11 Gemini 1 Level 4 G-11
Filters
Antila 3nm OIII Antila · 6nm Ha OIII SII Astronomik
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Takahashi FSQ106N
Guiding Cameras
SBIG STI-M

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 19, 2022
Frames:
30×900(7h 30′)
Integration:
7h 30′
Avg. Moon age:
16.16 days
Avg. Moon phase:
97.82%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 5456745

RA center: 00h52m40s.6

DEC center: +56°4127

Pixel scale: 2.103 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.745 degrees

Field radius: 0.785 degrees

Resolution: 1900x1900

File size: 2.0 MB

Locations: Backyard Observatory, Carlsbad, CA, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

Narrowband image of the pacman nebula from a suburban backyard (Bortle 6-7)
3.25 hrs Ha (6nm); 1.5 hrs SII (6nm) and 2.75 hrs OIII (3nm) 15 -min subs

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NGC 281: PacMan Nebula, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri