The Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) is a bright emission nebula located about 9,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia that gets its nickname from its resemblance to the classic video game character.
* Telescope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
* Camera: Canon EOS 6D unmodified
* Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
* Coma Corrector: Sky-Watcher Aplanatic
* Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
* Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
* Software: APT, PHD2, EQMOD, PixInsight
**Acquisition:**
* Dates: 2024-08-08, 08-12 and 2025-08-20, 09-02
* Total integration: 11 hours 48 minutes
* Lights: 236 x 180s at ISO 1600
* Flats: 50
* Bias: 200
* Bortle 4
**Processing:**
* DynamicBackgroundExtraction
* SpectrophotometricColorCalibration
* CorrectMagentaStars script with a star mask
* BlurXTerminator
* DeepSNR v1 at full strength blended with the original image
* StarXTerminator
* GeneralizedHyperbolicStretch
* ImproveBriliance script
* CurvesTransformation with masks
* DarkStructureEnhance script
* Rescreen stars back after stretching them separately
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The Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) is a bright emission nebula located about 9,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia that gets its nickname from its resemblance to the classic video game character.
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**Equipment:**
* Telescope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
* Camera: Canon EOS 6D unmodified
* Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
* Coma Corrector: Sky-Watcher Aplanatic
* Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
* Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
* Software: APT, PHD2, EQMOD, PixInsight
**Acquisition:**
* Dates: 2024-08-08, 08-12 and 2025-08-20, 09-02
* Total integration: 11 hours 48 minutes
* Lights: 236 x 180s at ISO 1600
* Flats: 50
* Bias: 200
* Bortle 4
**Processing:**
* DynamicBackgroundExtraction
* SpectrophotometricColorCalibration
* CorrectMagentaStars script with a star mask
* BlurXTerminator
* DeepSNR v1 at full strength blended with the original image
* StarXTerminator
* GeneralizedHyperbolicStretch
* ImproveBriliance script
* CurvesTransformation with masks
* DarkStructureEnhance script
* Rescreen stars back after stretching them separately