Observation by Alun Halsey: NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula)

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2026 Oct 13 - 23:11

Uploaded

2026 Oct 14 - 10:14

Objects

The Pacman Nebula (NGC281)

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 00^h52^m
Dec: +56°36'
Position angle: -42°33'

Field size

1°27' × 1°27'

Equipment

Evostar 72ED f/7 refractor
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) one shot colour
Altair Dual band filter (Ha-OIII)
Svbony 102mm f/7 refractor with Altair 662M guide camera
Ioptron CEM60

Exposure

12 subframes @ 300 seconds each = 1 hour

Location

Reading Berkshire Uk

Target name

NGC281

Title

NGC 281 (The Pacman Nebula)

About this image

Subframes captured and stacked on the fly in Sharpcap pro, processed in AstroWizard using Hubble (Ha, OIII, OIII) palette. No flat nor dark frame subtraction.

Files associated with this observation

Pacman 12x300sec.jpg (2.6 MB)

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