NGC281 Pacman Nebula
The Pacman nebula is a region of hydrogen-2 gas, about 100 lightyears across and 9500 lightyears from Earth. Open cluster IC1590 is in the center, and the dark regions are Blok globules, dense areas of cosmic dust. North is at the top.
 
Scope/Mount: TS-Optics PhotoLine 130mm F7 APO Refractor with Astro-Tech AREDT30 Focal-Reducer/Field-flattener, Celestron CI-700 Mount
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MMC monochrome with ZWO LRGB and Duo filters
Guiding: QHY5L-IIM through Orion Thin OAG, PHD guiding software
Exposure: D (90) 120 sec @ gain=300, RGB: each channel (10) 120 sec @ gain=200
Software: Nebulosity, PixInsight
Comment: 11-27-2021, Tierra del Sol, CA, good conditions, ZWO Duo filter used for Luminance channel, (D)RGB.