Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula in BiColor HOO, Girish Muralidharan
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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula in BiColor HOO

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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula in BiColor HOO, Girish Muralidharan
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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula in BiColor HOO

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The Pacman Nebula, NGC281, is an H-II region in the constellation Cassiopeia and lies some 9500 light years away. It contains an open cluster as well as several Bok globules, small dark nebulae where dust and gas condense to form a molecular cloud where star formation can occur.

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NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula in BiColor HOO, Girish Muralidharan