Observation by John Hughes: NGC 281 - the "Pacman" Nebula ...

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Paul Downing

Observer

John Hughes

Observed

2020 Sep 19 - 22:00

Uploaded

2020 Oct 13 - 15:43

Objects

The Pacman Nebula (NGC281)

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 00^h52^m
Dec: +56°38'
Position angle: +3°13'

Field size

1°41' × 1°14'

Equipment

William Optics Z103 refractor
ZWO ASI1600mm Pro Cooled camera
Chroma 3.5nm Ha, Oiii and Sii filters

Exposure

All exposure times were 300 seconds with Ha (70 subs), Oiii (70 subs) and Sii (70 subs) making up a total integration time of 17.5 hours

Location

North Essex, UK

Target name

NGC 281

Title

NGC 281 - the "Pacman" Nebula by John Hughes

About this image

Continuing the tour of Cassiopeia and Cepheus I now found myself looking at a friend from the 1980’s - PacMan!

This was another project taking three separate nights to capture the Ha, Oiii and Sii data needed to bring the image together in the Hubble Palette.

Files associated with this observation

NGC281_hughes.jpg (526.3 kB)

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