Pacman Nebula: Very close to the bright star Schedar in the constellation of Cassiopeia one finds a very faint nebula complex around an open cluster of young stars, NGC 281 or sometimes also called Pacman. If imaged with long exposures and narrow-band filters, thus using only very specific emission lines, the object displays a highly dramatic nebular landscape of great beauty. One discovers numerous "Pillars of Creation" where new stars are continously born, some of them still buried in their dusty shrouds.
Object |
Pacman Nebula |
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Catagory |
Emission Line Images |
Designation |
NGC 281 |
Constellation |
Cassiopeia |
Optics |
RC 8" f/8, ZWO focuser, ZWO 7-Pos filterwheel |
Mount |
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro |
Camera |
ASI 1600MM Pro |
Exposure |
23x5m H-alpha,18x5m O3 10x1m RGB each, ZWO Filterset. N.I.N.A for image acquisition and sequencing |
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Calibration |
Dark Frame |
Guiding |
ASI 120MM Mini with ZWO OAG, PHD2 as Guiding Software |
Processing |
Maxim DL6, Neat Image, Photoshop. Color code Red: H-alpha, GB:O3 |
Location-Date |
Eningen,Germany - 17 Okt 2021 |
Remark |