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

NGC 281 Pacman Nebula, Anthony Ziya
NGC 281 Pacman Nebula
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NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

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The Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) is a large emission nebula appearing near the constellation Cassiopeia. The nebula lies approximately 9,200 light years away. The Pacman Nebula stretches 48 light years across. It is a star-forming region that contains young stars, large dark dust lanes and Bok globules. Bok globules are small, dense dark nebulae packed with material from which new stars are formed. 

This was my first attempt at NGC 281. Shot with a OSC and Lenhance filter, the stars need working on.  So many amazing images here on Astrobin of this worthy target that its one to keep adding to.

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