NGC281

Pacman Nebula

NGC281

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

10,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 22, 2004

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 18x10 (bin 1x1), R 3x10, G 3x10, B 4x10 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1764mm @f/6.3

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Optec TCF-S

Filters

CFW8A, SBIG LRGB, Astronomik 13nm Ha

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop