Capture summary
Nebula in Cassiopeia
Narrowband
Ha, OIII, SII
Autumn target / wide composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
Same target, different years.
Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.
The 2020 Pacman Nebula processing run, kept as an older revision of NGC 281.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
Target Planner
Nebula in Cassiopeia; best planned for September through November from New Jersey.
Autumn is a strong window for Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, and late Cygnus fields.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
NGC 281 is listed here in Cassiopeia.
Current frame: Narrowband / Ha, OIII, SII.
Calculating target altitude and moon context.
Use the full planner to enter a ZIP code, choose a date, and compare the target from your sky.
Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
