The Pac Man Nebula | Kitt Peak National Observatory

The Pac Man Nebula | Kitt Peak National Observatory

This wide-field view of the star-forming region NGC 281 in the constellation Cassiopeia was taken with the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ.

Distance: 9,000 light years

Credit: T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage and WIYN/AURA/NSF

Release Date: April 4, 2006

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