NGC
281 the Pac Man nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia
about 9,500 light years from Earth. NGC 281 is home to IC 1590, a star cluster,
and several Bok globules. Bok globules are areas of dark, dense dust found in
HII regions. These dense areas ungo gravitaional collapse which in turn forms
double stars or multiple star systems.
Imaged
from Ocala , FL
Imaging
telescopes: Astro-Tech 8 inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope (Ha data) and Explore
Scientific 127mm CF APO (RGB)
Imaging
camera: QSI 683wsg-8
Ha
data 3 hours
RGB
data 40 min each Red, Green and Blue channel binned 2x2
PS
CS5
Losmandy
G11 with Gemini II
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