Wallpaper author:
David Stearn
19 Feb 2026
NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula in SHO with RGB stars
I processed the SHO using Bill Blanshans SHO Colorization script.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI Proline PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 13.1046 Dec 56.565
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................United States of America
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Oct 2017 - 21 Nov 2017
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 154 | 36m | 14 |
| Green | 154 | 36m | 14 |
| Blue | 154 | 36m | 14 |
| SII | 2057 | 8h | 14 |
| Halpha | 2057 | 8h | 14 |
| OIII | 2057 | 8h | 14 |