Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
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NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50, altazastro
NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50
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NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50

Revision title: Denoised with Topaz AI

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50, altazastro
NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50
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NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50

Revision title: Denoised with Topaz AI

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

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Description

While easier than many IC/SH nebulas, this well known nebula is not as easy to satisfyingly render as it may seem.
Even if I collected light during just one night, I thought I would have achieved a better result.
To please the eyes I also published a 2x2 binned version.

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  • NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50, altazastro
    Original
  • NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50, altazastro
    B
  • Final
    NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50, altazastro
    C

B

Title: Binned 2x2

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C

Title: Denoised with Topaz AI

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NGC281 - Pacman Nebula - 20231119 - Seestar S50, altazastro