Widefield view of NGC 281 (Pacman) and NGC 457 (Owl cluster) (Lee)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas) · Contains: 24 eta Cas · 26 ups01 Cas · 28 ups02 Cas · 34 phi Cas · Achird · Cassiopeia · IC 1590 · LBN 605 · LBN 607 · LBN 611 · LBN 615 · LBN 616 · LBN 621 · LDN 1310 · NGC 281 · NGC 436 · NGC 457 · Owl Cluster · PK122-04.1 · Sh2-184 · The star ηCas · The star υ1Cas · The star υ2Cas · The star φCas

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Widefield view of NGC 281 (Pacman) and NGC 457 (Owl cluster)

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Widefield view of NGC 281 (Pacman) and NGC 457 (Owl cluster)

This didn't work out quite how I'd hoped but still has a lot to enjoy - from NGC 457 (Owl cluster) in the top left to NGC 281 (Pacman nebula) in the bottom right and the Ha nebulosity streaming in from the "top" of the FOV.

This would probably work quite well as a mosaic with Gamma Cass just above it (shown in revision B with blue box). Perhaps one to think about another time. For now, it's unlikely I'll be shooting this area of sky again soon so wanted to put an image together.

Captured with the ASIAIR Pro, pre-processed in APP and processed in PixInsight

Narrowband blend for Ha and OIII taken from here. Thanks again to Ludo.

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Description: New FindingChart process in PixInsight used and edited to add the potential mosaic option above this FOV

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Description: Full resolution crop from the Samyang 135mm Ha and OIII masters. Made starless and processed to extract the most from the Pacman.

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RA (center)	01h04m20s.28
RA (top/left)	01h27m30s.56
RA (top/right)	00h42m57s.91
RA (bottom/right)	00h43m11s.10
RA (bottom/left)	01h23m25s.18

Dec (center)	+57°32′26″.5
Dec (top/left)	+59°04′50″.6
Dec (top/right)	+59°30′07″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	+55°45′25″.0
Dec (bottom/left)	+55°22′42″.9

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