Telescope : SW Esprit 100ED
Mount : SW Wave 150i
Camera : ZWO 533mc
Guiding :Zwo 120mono with Touptek oag
Filters: Total exposure time :7 hours & 15 minutes from 2 nights with SVBONY 220 7nm 2"
Programs I have used : ZWO AsiAir & PixInsight 1.9.4
NGC 281 (commonly known as the Pacman Nebula) is a bright emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Key Facts
- Nickname: It is called the "Pacman Nebula" because its large, dark lane of obscuring dust cuts into the glowing gas, making it look like the classic video game character.
- Distance: It is located approximately 9,200 to 10,000 light-years away from Earth, positioned in the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.
- Discovery: The nebula was discovered in August 1883 by the famous American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard.
- Cosmic Nursery: It contains the open star cluster IC 1590. The high-energy radiation from these hot, newborn stars ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas, causing it to glow with a brilliant red hue.
- Bok Globules: The nebula features prominent, dense clouds of dust and gas known as Bok globules, which are active sites where new stars are currently packing together and forming.
