Wallpaper author:
Eric Tousignant
14 Jun 2025
The Heart of the Pacman Nebula - NGC 281
The Pacman Nebula is bright emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image was processed using Siril, Gimp, Starnet ++, GraXpert and Topaz Sharpen.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 281
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 13.2833 Dec 56.5944
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Aug 2023 - 18 Aug 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 131 | 2h18m | 63 |
| OIII | 114 | 2h | 63 |
| SII | 114 | 2h | 63 |