Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

30-Apr-2026 12:51 ADT 30-Apr-2026 15:51 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC 281 Pacman Nebula, 4-Sep-2012

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D, modified
ISO: 800
Frames: 10 @ 5m0s, 15 @ 1m0s
Total Exposure: 65m
Processing: DSS, PixInsight
Distance: 9500 ly