The NASA has featured the Pac-Man Nebula as the ‘Astronomical Picture of the Day’ for this Monday (28), which contains a fascinating cluster of stars.
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Officially known as NGC 281, within this nebula lies the open cluster IC 1590, with young and powerful stars that fuel the nebula’s glow, nicknamed ‘Pac-Man’ due to its shape.
The NGC 281 nebula is located about 10,000 light-years away from planet Earth, in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Source: NASA ‘Astronomical Picture of the Day’
