NGC281
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| Description | IC 11, also known as Sh2-184 or the Pacman Nebula due to its resemblance to the video game character, is a bright emission nebula that is part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. It lies within the Perseus Spiral Arm of the Milky Way. This nebula has a size of 20×30 arcminutes and is associated with the open cluster IC 1590, several Bok globules, and the multiple star system B 1. Collectively, they form Sh2-184, which spans a larger area of 40 arcminutes.” |
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| Data/Processing Attribution | This is my data and processing. |
| Distances/Size | Distance to the object- 9,200 light years; angular size in the sky is about 35’ (minutes); size of the nebula is about 48 light years in diameter. |
| Equipment | Mount-PlaneWave L-350; Scope-PlaneWave CDK14″, 356 mm aperture, 2563 mm focal length; Camera-Moravian C3-61000, 0.30 arcsec/pixel. |
