Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
Pacman  Nebula  - NGC281, Kristof Dierick
Pacman  Nebula  - NGC281
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Pacman Nebula - NGC281

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Pacman  Nebula  - NGC281, Kristof Dierick
Pacman  Nebula  - NGC281
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Pacman Nebula - NGC281

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Pacman Nebula or NGC 281 lies in the constellation of Cassiopeia at about 9200 light years away. It's still stunning one can take pictures like this from your own backyard with an amateur telescope. This is my color version.

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Description: I reprocessed it with PI and PS. Colors are RHaOIII for respectively RGB. It's hard to get a more ore less natural look, but the details are much clearer now.

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Pacman  Nebula  - NGC281, Kristof Dierick

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