The Pacman Nebula
NGC281
Technical data
| Instrument: | 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4 |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 60D (modified) |
| Filter: | Baader UV/IR block |
| Mount: | SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified) |
| Guiding: | Lacerta M-Gen autoguider |
Image data
| Exposure time: | 75*5 mins, ISO800 |
| Location, date: | Hungary, Izsákfa - 2014. September. 27. |
| Transparency: | 3/10 |
| Seeing: | 7/10 |
| Temperature: | 7 °C |
| Processing: | CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight LE, Photoshop |
Description
In the '80 years a succesful game is called Pacman. The Pacman Nebula got its name after the protagonist of the game.
Technical data
| Instrument: | 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4 |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 60D (modified) |
| Filter: | Baader UV/IR block |
| Mount: | SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified) |
| Guiding: | Lacerta M-Gen autoguider |
Image data
| Exposure time: | 75*5 mins, ISO800 |
| Location, date: | Hungary, Izsákfa - 2014. September. 27. |
| Transparency: | 3/10 |
| Seeing: | 7/10 |
| Temperature: | 7 °C |
| Processing: | CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight LE, Photoshop |
© Patrik Tarczi
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