NGC281

Pacman Nebula in Emission-Line

NGC281

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

10,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 23, 2008

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 10x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi MT200 Newtonian

Focal Length

1200mm @f/6

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop