NGC281 - The Pacman Nebula - Full Narrowband + RGB

NGC281 SHO+RGB

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Found directly beneath the 'W' of Cassiopeia

Scope: AP155EDF w Focus Boss II
Camera: Moravian Instruments G4 (16803) w Astrodon Gen II Filters
Mount: Paramount MX guided with an ST-402ME and Borg 60mm Achromat
48 x 20 min H-Alpha; 15 x 20min OIII and SII
13/12/8 x 10 min RGB
Acquired with CCD-Commander and TheSkyX
All channels calibrated and processed in PixInsight. RGB combine in PixInsight. Rest of the work in Photoshop CC 2021
Lucknow, Ontario
Aug 2021

Here is the pure RGB image, before addition of any Narrowband data:

NGC281 RGB

And here is a traditional H-alpha blend with the RGB, ignoring the SII and OIII data:

NGC281 HaRGB

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