NGC 281 - Pacman

[Kinch]

With Covid-19 lockdown and lots of rain - it was a good day to re-work some data from Sept. 2018. This is NGC 281.....Pacman Nebula. Total exposure time here is 24 hours (Narrow Band and RGB data). Quite pleased with the improvement I made on this since last I processed it. The full image covers a wider area, but the crop here allows greater detail on your screen.

Edited March 23, 2020 by Kinch
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[mackiedlm]

That is just stunning. The depth and structure of the dark clouds is wonderful.

[tooth_dr]

I agree. This is one of the best renditions of Pacman I’ve ever seen. Fantastic. 

[Kinch]

Thanks guys..👍.....this is now my desktop background on my own new 4K monitor.

[City9Town0]

Stunning!

 

[Kinch]

I should have put in a link for anyone interested  - especially with a high res monitor. 

The top image here is the 2018 image that I reworked from scratch on Monday last - giving me the lower image. Click on that image for the higher resolution (a second click will pull up the full resolution posted).

https://www.kinchastro.com/ngc-281-pacman-nebula.html

 

 

[smr]

This is just superb. The depth is fantastic. The best Pac-Man image I've ever seen as well.

[alan potts]

An excellent image there Sir, as good as any I have seen of this.

alan.