Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  LBN 615  ·  LBN 616  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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The Pacman Nebula - NGC 281, Michael Shapiro
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The Pacman Nebula - NGC 281

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The Pacman Nebula - NGC 281, Michael Shapiro
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The Pacman Nebula - NGC 281

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The Pacman Nebula - NGC 281

This hydrogen rich region is located in the constellation Cassiopeia and is estimated to be approximately 9200 light years from Earth.

The image represents about 4 hours of data captured at F2 using the RASA 8, ASI 294 MC Pro and STC Duo narrowband filter. Data acquisition was accomplished with the ASIAIR Pro. 

Calibration and stacking was done using Astropixel Processor, while image processing was done using Pixinsight and Photoshop. 

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The Pacman Nebula - NGC 281, Michael Shapiro