While the Pacman Nebula isn't scary itself, some say it has Halloween-esque features in that you can see a face in it at times.
Have you ever seen a face in the #PacmanNebula?
Images from team member Mike.
#nebula #nebulae #spaceengine #spacesimulator #universesimulator #spacesimulation
Have you ever seen a face in the #PacmanNebula?
Images from team member Mike.
#nebula #nebulae #spaceengine #spacesimulator #universesimulator #spacesimulation
October 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
While the Pacman Nebula isn't scary itself, some say it has Halloween-esque features in that you can see a face in it at times.
Have you ever seen a face in the #PacmanNebula?
Images from team member Mike.
#nebula #nebulae #spaceengine #spacesimulator #universesimulator #spacesimulation
Have you ever seen a face in the #PacmanNebula?
Images from team member Mike.
#nebula #nebulae #spaceengine #spacesimulator #universesimulator #spacesimulation
New deep-sky shots from my DWARF telescopes: one showing the Pacman Nebula devouring starlight in Cassiopeia, the other capturing the soft spiral arms of the Triangulum Galaxy, 2.7M LY away. Tiny scopes, big universe.
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#Astrophotography #PacmanNebula #TriangulumGalaxy
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#Astrophotography #PacmanNebula #TriangulumGalaxy
Brian Ragle (@[email protected])
Photo 1: Pacman Nebula (NGC 281)
Captured with a DWARF 3 smart telescope from Tennessee skies, this image reveals the Pacman Nebula’s glowing clouds of hydrogen and dark dust lanes devouring starlight like its pixelated namesake. The nebula sits about 9,200 light-years away in Cassiopeia and is a stellar nursery where new suns ignite amid cosmic chaos. The black "mouth" cutting through the red haze is a dense molecular cloud silhouetted against ionized gas—proof the universe has both beauty and bite.
Hashtags: #Astrophotography #DWARF3 #Nebula #PacmanNebula #NGC281 #Cassiopeia #DeepSky #Cosmos #SpacePhotography #AstroGear #TelescopeLife #StarNursery #AstroImaging #NightSky
Photo 2: Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Captured with a DWARF 2 telescope, this shot of the Triangulum Galaxy—our Local Group neighbor about 2.7 million light-years away—shows its faint spiral arms swirling through a sea of stars. The pale green glow reveals hydrogen regions where new stars are born, while the galaxy’s subtle rotation hints at its cosmic dance with the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies. Even from our tiny vantage point, this spiral whispers: everything spins, everything changes, everything burns bright before fading.
Hashtags: #TriangulumGalaxy #M33 #DWARF2 #DeepSkyAstro #GalaxyPhotography #LocalGroup #Astrophotography #Cosmos #SpaceArt #SpiralGalaxy #StarFormation #AstronomyLovers #TelescopeView
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October 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
New deep-sky shots from my DWARF telescopes: one showing the Pacman Nebula devouring starlight in Cassiopeia, the other capturing the soft spiral arms of the Triangulum Galaxy, 2.7M LY away. Tiny scopes, big universe.
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#Astrophotography #PacmanNebula #TriangulumGalaxy
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Another #nebula from this morning. #NGC281 #pacmannebula. The s50 does amazing with the nebula for sure. #seestar #s50 #space #astronomy #amateur
September 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Another #nebula from this morning. #NGC281 #pacmannebula. The s50 does amazing with the nebula for sure. #seestar #s50 #space #astronomy #amateur
#Bloomscrolling in space 😊
#PacmanNebula #photography #eastcoastkin #science #telescopes #beauty #peace #hope
#PacmanNebula #photography #eastcoastkin #science #telescopes #beauty #peace #hope
Commonly known as the Pacman nebula due its resemblance to the video game character, this is NGC 281, an emission nebula in Cassiopeia, at a distance of around 9000 light years.
I took this through my small telescope during August. 15 hours total exposure, processed in the SHO Hubble palette
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I took this through my small telescope during August. 15 hours total exposure, processed in the SHO Hubble palette
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September 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Tried to get #NGC281 #pacmannebula again. Not very successful compared to the last times I tried. Best observation to date was on July 20th. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
August 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Tried to get #NGC281 #pacmannebula again. Not very successful compared to the last times I tried. Best observation to date was on July 20th. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
Out of this world! The Pacman Nebula
#Photography #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #Deepspacephotography #PacmanNebula #CelestronOrigin
#Photography #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #Deepspacephotography #PacmanNebula #CelestronOrigin
August 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Out of this world! The Pacman Nebula
#Photography #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #Deepspacephotography #PacmanNebula #CelestronOrigin
#Photography #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #Deepspacephotography #PacmanNebula #CelestronOrigin
Good Sunday morning. Been busy at work so not to much observation time right now. Not much to share from last week. Here are not so successful attempts at the #pacmannebula again from last Monday. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
July 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Good Sunday morning. Been busy at work so not to much observation time right now. Not much to share from last week. Here are not so successful attempts at the #pacmannebula again from last Monday. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
Last image for this morning. #NGC281 #pacmannebula . Noticed this area using a separate star gazing app. I think I found tomorrow morning’s astronomy target. #nebula #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
July 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Last image for this morning. #NGC281 #pacmannebula . Noticed this area using a separate star gazing app. I think I found tomorrow morning’s astronomy target. #nebula #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
Astronomy Picture from 04/11/2016
Portrait of NGC 281
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161104.htm<a href="/hashtag/PacmanNebula" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#PacmanNebulaa#NGC281 #IC1590 #CosmicCloudsi#Nebula #StarFormationo#Astrophotographyt#DeepSpacee#Spacee#Astronomys#Cassiopeias#StarClusterr#HubblePalettee#Narrowbandrrowband
Portrait of NGC 281
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161104.htm<a href="/hashtag/PacmanNebula" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#PacmanNebulaa#NGC281 #IC1590 #CosmicCloudsi#Nebula #StarFormationo#Astrophotographyt#DeepSpacee#Spacee#Astronomys#Cassiopeias#StarClusterr#HubblePalettee#Narrowbandrrowband
March 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Astronomy Picture from 04/11/2016
Portrait of NGC 281
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161104.htm<a href="/hashtag/PacmanNebula" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#PacmanNebulaa#NGC281 #IC1590 #CosmicCloudsi#Nebula #StarFormationo#Astrophotographyt#DeepSpacee#Spacee#Astronomys#Cassiopeias#StarClusterr#HubblePalettee#Narrowbandrrowband
Portrait of NGC 281
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161104.htm<a href="/hashtag/PacmanNebula" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#PacmanNebulaa#NGC281 #IC1590 #CosmicCloudsi#Nebula #StarFormationo#Astrophotographyt#DeepSpacee#Spacee#Astronomys#Cassiopeias#StarClusterr#HubblePalettee#Narrowbandrrowband
🌌 NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula: A star-forming region ~9,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia. Dark dust lanes and glowing hydrogen clouds shape its iconic look. Captured with RedCat 71 and ASI294MC Pro. ✨🔭 #Astro #Astrophotography #NGC281 #PacmanNebula #Astronomy #AstroCostaRica
February 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
🌌 NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula: A star-forming region ~9,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia. Dark dust lanes and glowing hydrogen clouds shape its iconic look. Captured with RedCat 71 and ASI294MC Pro. ✨🔭 #Astro #Astrophotography #NGC281 #PacmanNebula #Astronomy #AstroCostaRica
The #PacmanNebula captured with a #OneShotColor camera #unfiltered will typically show up red like this, rather than multi colored as might come from a #Monochrome camera with #filters. Make sense? #LAAS #Astrophotography #ZWO #Astro #Space #Nebula #AstroPhoto
February 1, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The #PacmanNebula captured with a #OneShotColor camera #unfiltered will typically show up red like this, rather than multi colored as might come from a #Monochrome camera with #filters. Make sense? #LAAS #Astrophotography #ZWO #Astro #Space #Nebula #AstroPhoto
Version 3 of my #NGC281 #PacManNebula data that I finished collecting Thursday night. I think I’ve managed to het s bit more detail out #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #PhotoHour #StormHour #Astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Version 3 of my #NGC281 #PacManNebula data that I finished collecting Thursday night. I think I’ve managed to het s bit more detail out #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #PhotoHour #StormHour #Astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
My 2nd processing attempt at the #NGC281 #PacManNebula data that I finished collecting Thursday night. I think I’ve managed to het s bit more detail out #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #PhotoHour #StormHour #Astronomy
January 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My 2nd processing attempt at the #NGC281 #PacManNebula data that I finished collecting Thursday night. I think I’ve managed to het s bit more detail out #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #PhotoHour #StormHour #Astronomy
I’ve just finished my 1st processing attempt at the #NGC281 #PacManNebula data that I finished collecting last night. #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #PhotoHour #StormHour #Astronomy
January 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I’ve just finished my 1st processing attempt at the #NGC281 #PacManNebula data that I finished collecting last night. #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #PhotoHour #StormHour #Astronomy
NGC 281 PacMan Nebula imaged last night with my #Seestar S50 over 70 minutes worth of data.
10,110 light years distance
#astrophotography #photography #space #pacmannebula #ngc281
10,110 light years distance
#astrophotography #photography #space #pacmannebula #ngc281
January 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
NGC 281 PacMan Nebula imaged last night with my #Seestar S50 over 70 minutes worth of data.
10,110 light years distance
#astrophotography #photography #space #pacmannebula #ngc281
10,110 light years distance
#astrophotography #photography #space #pacmannebula #ngc281
Pac-man Nebula, NGC 281, 27 frames, 2min exp., 125 gain #astrophotography #pacmannebula #ngc281 #redcat51 #asi533mc #clt #dec2024
December 24, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Pac-man Nebula, NGC 281, 27 frames, 2min exp., 125 gain #astrophotography #pacmannebula #ngc281 #redcat51 #asi533mc #clt #dec2024
Pacman Nebula
#PacManNebula #NGC281 #emissionnebula #hydrogenalpha #halpha #oxygenIII #sulfurII #narrowband #HSO #Hubble #nightphotography #astrophotography #astro #space #deepspace #deepsky #deepspacephotography #universe #longexposure #nightsky #celestron #ZWOASI #astrophoto #astroimaging
#PacManNebula #NGC281 #emissionnebula #hydrogenalpha #halpha #oxygenIII #sulfurII #narrowband #HSO #Hubble #nightphotography #astrophotography #astro #space #deepspace #deepsky #deepspacephotography #universe #longexposure #nightsky #celestron #ZWOASI #astrophoto #astroimaging
December 17, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Did you know there’s a nebula that looks like Pac-Man? The Pac-Man Nebula (NGC 281), located about 9,200 light-years away in the Cassiopeia constellation.
This nebula is a massive star-forming region, with young, powerful stars shaping its unique mouth.
#PacManNebula #NGC281 #Astronomy #SeeStar
This nebula is a massive star-forming region, with young, powerful stars shaping its unique mouth.
#PacManNebula #NGC281 #Astronomy #SeeStar
November 24, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Did you know there’s a nebula that looks like Pac-Man? The Pac-Man Nebula (NGC 281), located about 9,200 light-years away in the Cassiopeia constellation.
This nebula is a massive star-forming region, with young, powerful stars shaping its unique mouth.
#PacManNebula #NGC281 #Astronomy #SeeStar
This nebula is a massive star-forming region, with young, powerful stars shaping its unique mouth.
#PacManNebula #NGC281 #Astronomy #SeeStar