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

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NGC 281  Pacman Nebula, Doug Summers
NGC 281  Pacman Nebula
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NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

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At just over 9K light years distance, NGC 281 is a nice sized (20x30 arcmin) emission nebula.  The nebula shows off multiple internal structures including Bok gobules and towering pillars.

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  • NGC 281  Pacman Nebula, Doug Summers
    Original
  • NGC 281  Pacman Nebula, Doug Summers
    B
  • Final
    NGC 281  Pacman Nebula, Doug Summers
    D

B

Description: SPCC, BXT, and GHS reprocessing. A slightly tighter crop also.

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D

Description: new data, same object. Tighter crop too....

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NGC 281  Pacman Nebula, Doug Summers