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NGC281 Pacman


Known as the Pacman Nebula due to its familiar shape, NGC 281 is a large emission nebula appearing near the orange giant Schedar in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a star-forming region that contains young stars, large dark dust lanes and Bok globules. Bok globules are small, dense dark nebulae packed with material from which new stars are formed. The dark dust lane spreads unevenly across glowing clouds of hydrogen and its appearance suggests that it being sculpted by a massive star in the background, concealed by the dark clouds. The nebula has a radius of 48 light years and lies approximately 9,200 light years away.
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NGC281 Pacman

2023-02-26

Known as the Pacman Nebula due to its familiar shape, NGC 281 is a large emission nebula appearing near the orange giant Schedar in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a star-forming region that contains young stars, large dark dust lanes and Bok globules. Bok globules are small, dense dark nebulae packed with material from which new stars are formed. The dark dust lane spreads unevenly across glowing clouds of hydrogen and its appearance suggests that it being sculpted by a massive star in the background, concealed by the dark clouds. The nebula has a radius of 48 light years and lies approximately 9,200 light years away.

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Data taken over multiple nights and integrated in APP. Images taken using OSC camera and Optolong L-eXtreme dual band (HO) filter.