NGC 281 is an H II region in the constellation of Cassiopeia and part of the Perseus Spiral Arm.
It includes the open cluster IC 1590, the multiple star HD 5005, and several Bok globules.
Colloquially, NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance to the video game character.

The nebula was discovered in August 1883 by E. E. Barnard, who described it as "a large faint nebula, very diffuse.(WIKI)

Imaged with 10" F/2.8 POWERNEWT Astrograph.
S2-HA-O3 MAPPED AS RGB
HA 120 MIN
S2,O3 15MIN EACH BINX3
TOTAL OF 2:30 HRS

SBIG ST 8300M CAMERA WITH BAADER FILTERS
Losmandy G 11 mount with Gemini 2

Imaged from the NEGEV desert in ISRAEL