Object: NGC 281Type: Bright Nebula
Distance: 9400 light years
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Date: 12 November 2007
Equipment: SXV-H9, Vixen ED114 refractor (f.l. 600mm)
Subframes: 25 x 120 second 2x2 binned subframes in H alpha, 16 darks, 16 flats/flat darks, calibrated and stacked in AIP4Win.
A moon-free evening and excellent seeing conditions allowed trouble-free imaging of this well-known imaging target in Cassiopeia. The principle features of this nebula are clearly seen, including the striking dark dust lane and dust globule that form the "mouth" and "eye" of the Pacman that lends its name to the nebula's popular moniker.
Below is a false colour version of the above monochrome image, just because I can. Click on either for a larger view.
Johannes Schedler gives us a deeper image of this object and some more information here.
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