NGC 281

Posted: Mar 7th, 2026

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 130 PDS

Camera: Canon 550da

Mount: Clear-sky ST-20

Guide Scope: SV106 (60/240)

Guide Camera: Touptek 290m

Software: DSS, GraXpert, StarNET, Pixinsight 1.8 Photoshop

Accessories: Touptek StellaVita

Exposure:

35 x 300" ISO/Gain: 800 - SV220

Orange, Bortle 6 zone:

Ryazan, Russia

2 h 55 m

Resolution: 2560x1850 px

Scale: 2139 KB

Tyomich_astro

The Pacman Nebula "NGC 281" is an emission nebula where active star formation is taking place. It is located 10,000 light-years away from us. Its size, by the way, is comparable to that of the full Moon in our sky; it's simply too faint for us to see it.

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