🌌 Object Information

• Name/Designation: Pacman Nebula (NGC 281)

• Object Type: Emission Nebula

• Constellation: Cassiopeia

• Distance from Earth: ~9,200 light-years

• Apparent Magnitude: ~7.4

• Angular Size: ~35 arcminutes

📅 Imaging Info

• Date: November 3-4, 2022

• Location: Athens, Greece

• Frames: 302 × 60″ exposures (5h 2m)

• Camera Settings: Gain 101 | Temperature: 0 °C

• Bortle Scale: 8/9 (City sky)

🔭 Equipment & Guiding

• Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS

• Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

• Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro

• Filter: Baader Optolong L-eXtreme 1.25″

• Accessory: Baader 2″ MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector

• Guide Scope: Artesky 32mm Mini Guide Scope

• Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

🛠️ Software

• Astro Photography Tool (APT)

• PHD2 Guiding

• PixInsight

• BlurXTerminator

• NoiseXTerminator

• StarXTerminator