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English: NGC281, popularly the 'Pacman Nebula', imaged using a Skywatcher 130P-DS and astro-modded Canon 450D DSLR on an EQ3 mount in a suburban location.
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Camera location5° 46′ 48″ N, 1° 40′ 48″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

This image is typical of the results now being achieved by amateur astronomers using inexpensive equipment. It consists of the best of 112 two-minute subs, unguided, using an EQ3 mount, stacked using Deep Sky Stacker 4 and processed using Astra Image 4.0 and Photoshop CS2.

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5°46'48"N, 1°40'48"W

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