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NGC 281
Better known as the Pacman Nebula.
This emission nebula can be found 6,500 light years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
Do you think it looks like pacman chomping his way across the Galaxy?
All data gathered at the Astronomy Centre 12th of August 2024.
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 101, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO filter drawer, ZWO asiair plus.
60s exposures.
Best 75% of 100 light frames.
Darks, Flats & Bias.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in PixInsight & Affinity Photo.
NGC 281
Better known as the Pacman Nebula.
This emission nebula can be found 6,500 light years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
Do you think it looks like pacman chomping his way across the Galaxy?
All data gathered at the Astronomy Centre 12th of August 2024.
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 101, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO filter drawer, ZWO asiair plus.
60s exposures.
Best 75% of 100 light frames.
Darks, Flats & Bias.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in PixInsight & Affinity Photo.