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NGC NGC 281

Pacman Nebula

Emission Nebula
Cassiopeia
Easy

Bright HII region with characteristic dark lane; narrowband friendly.

Angular size
35′ × 30′
Magnitude
7.4
Best months
Sep-Jan
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Catalog IDs
NGC 281;IC 11;Sh2-184
Common aliases
Pacman
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Recommended telescopes

Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100
1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX152T
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi TOA-150B
1100mm f/7.3 · 150mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics FLT 156
1085mm f/7.0 · 156mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Askar
Askar 151PHQ
1057mm f/7.0 · 151mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Esprit 150ED
1050mm f/7.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.81° × 1.21°
Scale 0.68″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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Stellarvue SVX152T + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.72° × 1.15°
Scale 0.65″/px
Target fills 51% of frame
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Takahashi TOA-150B + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.88° × 1.25°
Scale 0.71″/px
Target fills 47% of frame
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