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Scope:   Deep Sky Instruments- RC10c

Camera:   Q453-HR (one shot color)

Exposure: 44  x  900 sec (11.0 hrs) 

Mount:  AP900 goto

NGC 281 is an HII region in the constellation of Cassiopeia and part of the Perseus Spiral Arm. It includes the open cluster IC 1590, the multiple star HD 5005, and several Bok globules. NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance to the video game character.

NGC 281 Pac Man Nebula

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