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Photographer:

Steve Coates

Location of Photo:

Ocala, Florida

Date/Time of photo:

November 3, 8 and 9, 2013

Equipment:

Imaging telescope: Astro-Tech 8 inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8 Ha data 3 hours SII and OIII data 2 hours and 20 minutes each filter. PS CS5 Losmandy G11 with Gemini II

Description:

NGC 281 the Pac Man nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia about 9,500 light years from Earth. NGC 281 is home to IC 1590, a star cluster, and several Bok globules. Bok globules are areas of dark, dense dust found in HII regions. These dense areas ungo gravitaional collapse which in turn forms double stars or multiple star systems. Imaged from Ocala, FL

Website:

http://coatesastrophotography.blogspot.com/

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