Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
NGC281 Pacman Nebula, Dick Newell
NGC281 Pacman Nebula
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula

NGC281 Pacman Nebula, Dick Newell
NGC281 Pacman Nebula
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula

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NGC281 is known as the Pacman Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia and is about 9,500 light-years distant. It is a bright emission nebula, and is captured using narrowband filters. This image is a false-color image, using the Hubble Palette.

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NGC281 Pacman Nebula, Dick Newell