click here for a 75% size image, 2971x1968 (4568KB)
Click on the image below for a narrowband Halpha image of the area (12.5 hours exposed) - 926KB:
A 200% resolution crop of an interesting/funny part of the image can be found here.
| Optics | TEC 140APO with Flattener at f7.2 |
| Mount | AstroPhysics 900GoTo |
| Camera | STL11000M |
| Filters | Baader LHaRGB |
| Date | August-September 2012 |
| Location | Antares Observatory |
| Sky Conditions | mag 5 sky in average |
| Exposure | LHaRGB = 10.7-12.5-2.5-2.3-2.8 total: 30.8h |
| FWHM | 3.3 arcseconds |
| Programs used | MaxIm DL, PixInsight, Photoshop CS4 |
| Notes |
The Pacman Nebula is powered by a young star cluster, IC 1590, located right in its center. Spanning about 80 lightyears,
this nebula is about three times further away than the Cocoon Nebula, i.e., 10'000 ly.
The columns around the cluster and the dense dust globules are eroded by intense, energetic winds and radiation from
the cluster stars. The strong radiation induces turbulences in these structures which usually result in new stars
being formed.
My goal with this image was to show the faint molecular cloud around the well known Pacman Nebula. The surrounding cloud
is best seen in the luminance image (click on the right thumbnail below for the luminance). A 100% resolution
crop of the central area can be seen when clicking on the left thumbnail.
click here for a 75% size image, 2971x1968 (4568KB)
Click on the image below for a narrowband Halpha image of the area (12.5 hours exposed) - 926KB:
A 200% resolution crop of an interesting/funny part of the image can be found here.