{"id":2097,"date":"2024-12-22T12:47:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T17:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvas.org\/mvas_wp\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2024-12-22T12:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T17:47:42","slug":"ngc-281-pacman-nebula-in-cassiopeia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvas.org\/?p=2097","title":{"rendered":"NGC 281 &#8211; Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.astrobin.com\/images\/234650\/2023\/c55c5b69-9af2-4355-ae9c-fcf1436be046.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Telescope: Askar FRA 300 Pro at f\/5, ZWO AM5 Mount<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camera: ZWO 533mm, Gain 100, Offset 70, -10C<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exposure: 2 nights Oct. 3, 2023 \u00b7  Oct. 17, 2023\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 1.25&#8243;: 22\u00d7600\u2033(3h 40\u2032)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 1.25&#8243;: 31\u00d7600\u2033(5h 10\u2032)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 1.25&#8243;: 20\u00d7600\u2033(3h 20\u2032)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software: NINA, Graxpert, Gimp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am working through some deep sky targets in Cassiopeia. 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