Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281
NGC 281, andrea tasselli
NGC 281
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NGC 281

NGC 281, andrea tasselli
NGC 281
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NGC 281

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A very recent image (at least at the time of this posting), so no vintage shot here. Amazingly, in over 20 years of astrophotography I never ever bothered going after this one (possibly because I didn't have the right gear then). Anyway I'm going to add my pebble to the huge pile of images of this emission nebula out there. Note the significant astigmatism to the right of the nebula (less obvious to the left, due to the slight decentering of the sensor). This isn't due to the Mak's optics but to the focal reducer used. Ditto for the elliptical flares at the edge of the frame.

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