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NGC 281, Pacman Nebula

NGC 281 is an H II region in the constellation of Cassiopeia and part of the Perseus Spiral Arm. It includes the open cluster IC 1590, the multiple star HD 5005, and several Bok globules. Colloquially, NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance to the video game character. Read more.

Name and aliases NGC 281, NGC 281W
Type HII (ionized) region
Coordinates 00:52:25.09 +56:33:54.0
Radial velocity -33.7 km/s
Link Simbad
Link HyperLeda

NGC 281, Pacman Nebula

Telescope
TS 90/600
Camera
Atik one 6.0
Mount
Skywatcher AZ-EQ5 PRO
Flattener
TSFlat2,5
Guiding camera
Starlight Xpress Lodestar
OAG
TS 2" Off Axis Guider
Exposure
80 * 300sec Ha, 11 * 300sec RGB, 44 * 300sec OIII

NGC 281, Pacman Nebula

Telescope
TS 90/600
Camera
Atik one 6.0
Mount
Skywatcher AZ-EQ5 PRO
Flattener
TSFlat2,5
Guiding camera
Starlight Xpress Lodestar
OAG
TS 2" Off Axis Guider
Exposure
80 * 300sec Ha, 11 * 300sec RGB