NGC 281 Pacman

emission nebula

NGC 281 Pacman, HOO
NGC 281 Pacman D3 PixInsight HOO 20260911+1002+1003 wide.jpg Full resolution · 3816×2136 · 3.9 MB
NGC 281 Pacman, natural
NGC 281 Pacman D3 PixInsight 20260911+1002+1003 wide.jpg Full resolution · 3816×2136 · 4.4 MB
Integration
10.0 h of 5 h goal · done
Nights
3 · 2026-09-10 – 2026-10-03
Scopes
Dwarf 3
Filters
Duo-Band
Distance
about 9,500 light-years
Light left it
9,500 years ago
Read more
NGC 281 on Wikipedia

Sessions

NightScopeFilterFrames × expHours
2026-09-10Dwarf 3D3Duo-Band99 × 60 s1.65
2026-10-02Dwarf 3D3Duo-Band203 × 60 s3.38
2026-10-03Dwarf 3D3Duo-Band297 × 60 s4.95
Total stacked9.98

Frames the scope stacked, not frames taken. Night = local evening the session started.