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      Wallpaper author:
      Bernard Miller

      24 Jun 2025

      NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula

      This is a dataset of NGC 281, also known as the Pacman Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 9,500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is an SHO dataset with RGB data for the stars with over 27 hours of exposure time.

      Dataset author
      Bernard Miller
      T-17

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      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI Proline PL16803
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 00 52 25.1 Dec 56 33 54
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Northern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        United States of America
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        27 Oct 2017 - 21 Nov 2017
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      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Red15436m14
      Green15436m14
      Blue15436m14
      SII20578h14
      Halpha20578h14
      OIII20578h14

      NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula