Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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NGC 281  The Pacman Nebula, Ray Heinle
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NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula

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NGC 281  The Pacman Nebula, Ray Heinle
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NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula

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This was taken on my last trip that I went to the Picketpost Trailhead in 2022.  After that the weather got too wet.  The temperature was near freezing with a cold wind blowing in gusts.  This destroyed some of the resolution and degraded star quality.  The processing was done using the Lukomatico method to bring out the distinction between Ha, OIII, and broadband dust nebulosity.

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NGC 281  The Pacman Nebula, Ray Heinle