Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
29 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 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 |