NGC 281 Heart of the Pacman (Jeff Reitzel)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas) · Contains: IC 1590 · LBN 615 · LBN 616 · LBN 621 · NGC 281 · PGC 137216 · PGC 137218 · PGC 137230 · PGC 137241 · PGC 137273 · PGC 137282 · PGC 137297 · PGC 137305 · PGC 137312 · PGC 137314 · PGC 137334 · PGC 137346 · Sh2-184

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NGC 281 Heart of the Pacman

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NGC 281 Heart of the Pacman

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NGC 281, The Pacman Nebula seen in Cassiopeia is about 10000 ly away and part of the Perseus Arm of our galaxy. The entire nebula bears a striking resemblance to its namesake arcade game character. I used my 5 inch refractor at its native 1016mm focal length to try and capture the subtle details hidden inside the central area. Dense dark dust lanes, columns, and globules fill this core area with amazing structures.

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Title: NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

Description: Here is the full frame version of my data on the Pacman Nebula. About 90% of my original subs had a bad reflection on the right quarter of the image from a neighbors outside light I suspect. That's why the original image was cropped so much. I finally found a way to correct these reflections and still use all the data I think. I processed this less for fine detail and more to enhance the faint structures surrounding this beautiful emission nebula.

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RA (center)	00h52m36s.849
RA (top/left)	00h57m19s.155
RA (top/right)	00h47m53s.965
RA (bottom/right)	00h48m00s.965
RA (bottom/left)	00h57m13s.319

Dec (center)	+56°41′11″.71
Dec (top/left)	+57°06′33″.99
Dec (top/right)	+57°06′27″.77
Dec (bottom/right)	+56°15′10″.21
Dec (bottom/left)	+56°15′16″.43

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