The emission nebula NGC281 (PacMan nebula) is located in the constellation Cassiopeia and is associated with the
open star cluster IC1590.  It is located in the Perseus Spiral Arm and lies approximately 9,500 LY from Earth.



October 21, 2008
WO ZS 105mm f/7 Apo Refractor
Canon Digital Rebel 400D / Modified (Hap Griffin)
50 Minutes / 10x300s @ 800ASA
Manually guided on a 14" Meade LX200
Skyhawk Observatory, West Bend, WI
Rick Kazmierski