Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD5005  ·  IC 1590  ·  LBN 615  ·  LBN 616  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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PACMAN NEBULA, dreamdeepsky
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PACMAN NEBULA

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PACMAN NEBULA

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The NGC 281 nebula or, also called PacMan nebula for its resemblance to the famous video game Pacman.
NGC281 nebula, is located approximately 10,000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cassiopeia. With a diameter of approximately 80 light years, it is part of the arm of Perseus.
this astrophotography was taken in August 2019 with an SW120 APO Esprit refractor, a Moravian G2 8300 Monocromatic camera, and a series of Baader LRGBHa filters. All placed on an AZEQ6 SkyWatcher equatorial mount.
Total exposure time of 6h30
I only show the 2024 version because the 2019 version really doesn't look good
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PACMAN NEBULA, dreamdeepsky