NGC281 - The Pacman
Nebula
The Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia
ST-10XME and CFW8a, Astrodon 6nm
H-Alpha
filter
Takahashi FSQ F/5 Fluorite Refractor - SECOND LIGHT !!!
6 x 10min self-guided on an AP900QMD mount
Flats, Dark subtraction in
CCDSoft5
Alignment and Sigma Reject combine in Maxim
Levels and curves
in PS CS2
Flesherton, Ontario
June 17/18 2006
For fun, here is my previous best image of this object, taken with my
ST7E and Orion ED80 at F/7.5
http://www.astrofoto.ca/stuartheggie/ccd_photos/NGC281_H_Alpha_ED80.html
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