ScienceDownEast | ScienceDownEast Astrophotography | Nebulae | NGC 281 Pacman Nebula | Pacman Nebula NGC 281
The Pacman Nebula NGC 281 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm about 9200 ly away. Edward Emerson Barnard discovered the nebula in August 1883, describing it as "a large faint nebula, very diffuse.
A total of 4 hours and 40 minutes exposure.
| Exposure | 14@1200 sec | ||||||||
| ISO | 1600 | ||||||||
| Camera | Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504] | ||||||||
| Optics | Skywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor | ||||||||
| Filter | Radian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter | ||||||||
| Guiding | Phd2 using a ZWO 224MC on an Orion 60x240mm Guide scope | ||||||||
| Controller | Images taken using Kstars on an Odroid-N2 (Raspberry Pi clone) | ||||||||
| Field of View | 2.08 x 1.37 deg | ||||||||
| Location | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
| Date | 2020-10-30 | ||||||||
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