Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
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NGC281 Pacman Mebula, SebastianFrancese
NGC281 Pacman Mebula
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NGC281 Pacman Mebula

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NGC281 Pacman Mebula, SebastianFrancese
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NGC281 Pacman Mebula

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The Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) is a large emission nebula appearing near the orange giant Schedar in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is  approximately 9,200 light years away and  stretches 48 light years across. The Pacman Nebula 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. The dark dust lane spreads unevenly across glowing clouds of hydrogen and its appearance suggests that it is being sculpted by a massive star in the background, concealed by the dark clouds.

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NGC281 Pacman Mebula, SebastianFrancese