Observation by Dean Ashton: Fire in the sky

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2020 Aug 30 - 21:00

Uploaded

2020 Sep 01 - 16:33

Objects

The Pacman Nebula (NGC281)

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 00^h52^m
Dec: +56°37'
Position angle: -0°02'

Field size

0°36' × 0°27'

Equipment

Celestron 9.25 EdgeHD
Celestron CGEM
Celestron Nightscape 10100CCD
Optolong L-eNhance Filter
Loadstar X2 Guide Camera

Exposure

/f7 1645mm; 31x600s exposures; binned 2x2

Location

St Austell, Cornwall UK

Target name

NGC281

Title

Fire in the sky

About this image

Image captured on 31st August and 1st September.

The cluster of stars at the centre of the image formed less than a million years ago. A group of very young stars causing the molecular cloud of Hydrogen that they formed from to emit the characteristic red light.

Files associated with this observation

NGC281_31x600s_RGB.jpg (1.9 MB)

Like this image

Peter Mulligan, Mr John William Hughes, Dr Paul Leyland, Jeremy Shears, Paul Anthony Brierley, Graham Winstanley, David Basey, Nick Hewitt, Mr Michael Alan Frost, Callum Wingrove

Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2020 Sep 01 - 20:00 UTC

Looking forward to "Smoke on the Water".

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