NGC281

Pacman Nebula in Emission-Line

NGC281

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

10,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 12, 2012

Location

Palomar Mountain, CA

Exposure

SII 9x20, Ha 9x20, OIII 9x20 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Notes

Ha also used as the Luminance layer

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop