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NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula

A proper run out with the 3nm Astrodon Ha filter. The stacked data turned out to be as good as I thought it would be, so much more contrast and small scale detail to play with compared to the old 12nm filter.

 

Luckily I only had 1 sub ruined by pesky Perseids!!

 

4 hour exposure time with an Altair Astro 6"RC and Atik 314l+, processed in Pixinsight and CS5,

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Uploaded on August 13, 2013
Taken on August 13, 2013