NGC281

October 21, 2011



Object Data
Right Ascension (J2000) : 00h 52m 59sDeclination (J2000) : +56° 37' 19"
Object Type : Cluster with nebulosityObject Classification : 3:2:3
Constellation : CassiopeiaObject Size : 25' x 30'
Visual Magnitude : ---Surface Brightness : ---
Description : F, vL, dif, S triple * on np edgeCatalogue Notes : The Pacman Nebula
Also Cataloged as : IC 11, IC 1590, Lund 34, Sh2-184, OCL 313, LBN 616


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300mm F/5 Newton
Canon 500D
Baader Coma Corrector + Astronomik CLS filter
180 min @ 800 ISO (36 subframes of 300 sec stacked),  autoguided
Seeing : 3/5, Temperature : 3°C, Humidity : 85%
Local light pollution, altitude : 80°, Re-processed on 13-12-2012.
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