Pacman Nebula / NGC281
NGC 281
My best photo of the Pacman Nebula - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 26/Aug/2025
- Exposures: 10x5min Lights, 3x5min Darks
- Gain: 105 (doh!)
- Sensor Temperature: -10ºC
- Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
- Filters: SVBONY SV260 Light pollution filter
- Telescope: Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ5 modified with Onstep
Description
TheNGC Andromeda281, GalaxyIC 11 or Sh2-184 is a barredbright spiralemission galaxynebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the nearestMilky majorWay's galaxyPerseus Spiral Arm. This 20×30 arcmin sized nebulosity is also associated with open cluster IC 1590, several Bok globules and the multiple star, B 1. It collectively forms Sh2-184,[3] spanning over a larger area of 40 arcmin.[4] A recent distance from radio parallaxes of water masers at 22 GHz made during 2014 is estimated it lies 2.82±0.20 kpc (9200 ly) from us.[5] Colloquially, NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance to the Milkyvideo Way.game It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. Andromeda has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs (152,000 light-years) and is approximately 765 kpc (2.5 million light-years) from Earth. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda, which itself is named after the princess who was the wife of Perseus in Greek mythology.character.
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Personal Stats
First observation
📆 | 26/08/2025 |
📍 | Fontão Fundeiro, Portugal |
Imaging sessions
Date | Bortle Class | Total Exposure Time |
26/8/2025 | Class 4 | 50min (10x5min) |
Captured media
Photographs
My best photo of the Pacman Nebula - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius
Details:
- Date: 26/Aug/2025
- Exposures: 10x5min Lights, 3x5min Darks
- Gain: 105 (doh!)
- Sensor Temperature: -10ºC
- Guiding: Yes
Equipment:
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
- Filters: SVBONY SV260 Light pollution filter
- Telescope: Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener)
- Mount: EQ5 modified with Onstep