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Pac Man Nebula (NGC 281), Aleksandar Todorovic
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Pac Man Nebula (NGC 281)

Pac Man Nebula (NGC 281), Aleksandar Todorovic
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Pac Man Nebula (NGC 281)

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One of the first targets after receiving the Hyperstar, clear night, 80 frames @ 60 seconds each, reprocessed with some more care and attention to detail... Turns out, I think that this may be worth keeping ;)

NGC 281IC 11 or Sh2-184 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm. This 20×30 arcmin sized nebulosity is also associated with open clusterIC 1590, several Bok globules and the multiple star, B 1. It collectively forms Sh2-184, spanning over a larger area of 40 arcmin. A recent distance from radio parallaxes of water masers at 22 GHz made during 2014 is estimated it lies 2.82±0.20 kpc. (9200 ly.) from us. Colloquially, NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance to the video game character.

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Pac Man Nebula (NGC 281), Aleksandar Todorovic