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NGC 281: Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia imaged from backyard observatory

Imaged over 3 nights from 8/26-8/31/2019 with a Takahashi FSQ106 telescope and ZWO ASI1600mm camera;

Exposures: 2.5 hrs Ha, 3 hrs O3 2.5 hrs SII. Color mapped using Hubble palette. cropped and reduced 50%. This region lies 9500 ly away.