Image Description and Details : NGC 281 is a HII region located about 10 000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. With a diameter of about 100 light-years, it is part of the Perseus Arm. It includes or is close to the open cluster IC 1590, the double star HD 5005 and several Bok globules. It is visible through an amateur telescope in areas where the night sky is sufficiently dark. It is sometimes unofficially called the Pacman Nebula because of its coincidental resemblance to the eponymous hero of the arcade game Pac-Man.
This emission nebula was discovered by the American astronomer Edward Barnard in 1881.
Photo taken in Normandy France.
Equipment: Newton Skyvision 250/900 (F/D 3,6) on Skywatcher EQ8 mount, ZWO Asi 6200MM camera
36 H in S,H,O

Copyright: Francis Bozon

Image Description and Details : NGC281 Pacman Nebula
Taken in Montréal (Bortle 9)
Around 18h of exposure from 3 nights (the only 3 cleared nights in July/August and early September )

Chroma 3nm SHO
TSA102
QHY294MM
CEM70

Copyright: Jonathan Durand