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PacMan Nebula – NGC 281



 

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Common Name Pac Man Nebula
Formal Name NGC 281
Date 8/5/2005
Constellation Cassiopia
Location Ionia, NY
Equipment Tak Sky90 with ExtenderQ 1.6, SBig 2000XM Camera/Filter Wheel, mounted on Meade 12 Classic. Manual focusing.
Temperature -20°C
Exposures
# Exp (sec) Filter Bin Net Time (hr)
13 300 Lum 2x2
3
1
300
600
UHC (Red) 2x2
Total 1.5 hrs
Processing Calibrated in CCDSoft
Aligned, Averaged in Registar
Colors combined in Images Plus
Adjusted histograms, curves in PixInsight
Digital Development in ImagesPlus
Adjusted Levels and Curves in Photoshop
Smoothed in Neat Image
Notes Lum used in G, B channels - clouds came in.

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