| Object | NGC 281 in Narrowband Mapped Color | |
| Optics | Takahashi FSQ-106 at f/5 | |
| Location | Little Blair Valley, CA | |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME with CFW-10 | |
| Mount | Paramount ME | |
| Date | Dec 3, 2005 | |
| Image | L=5x10 min Ha R=5x10 min Sulfur II G=5x10 min Ha B=5x10 min Oxygen III | |
| Software | Processed with Maxim/DL and Photoshop CS |