Pac Man Nebula  (NGC 281) - Color

Date: 1/29/2020

Description :NGC 281 Nebula is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm. This 20×30 arcmin sized nebulosity is also associated with open cluster IC 1590, several Bok globules and the multiple star, B1. It collectively forms Sh2-184. [Ref: WikiPedia]

Sky Conditions: Clear skies with passing clouds and 50% moon shine ,  FWHM: 3.1 arc sec/pixel

Imaging: Exposure: 100 min Color de-bayered (20 x 300 sec) at 1x1bin using Celestron LPF

Guiding: AP 80mm guidescope with guide-camera (5sec guide-rate)

Equipment:

ZWO ASI 183 Color Pro -10 deg C

8” RASA at F2

Paramount ME Mount

SW:

SkyX, PixIsight -  calibration with darks, bias and color correction (weighted batch processing, auto-script merge and noise reduction)

Observatory site : Northern VA

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