NGC 281 Pacman Nebula – Royal Museums Greenwich Shop
NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

© Andriy Borovkov 2017

NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

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Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year is the largest international competition of its kind. Organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and sponsored by Insight Investment, the competition receives entries from photographers all around the world. It annually showcases the best space photography from a global community of astrophotographers.
"This image shows the NGC 281 nebula, sometimes referred to
as the ‘Pacman Nebula'. NGC 281 can be found in the big ‘W' of Cassiopeia in the northern part of the sky. Different gases are heated to very high temperatures and emit light of different colours. High energy radiation from the nearby open cluster IC 1590 excites the gases, resulting in a spectacular emission nebula, 100 light years across."
Andriy Borovkov, 2017
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