NGC 6888. The Crescent Nebula. First attempt with Celestron 8 (Mark C. Helton)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: Crescent Nebula · HD192003 · HD192020 · HD192163 · HD192182 · HD192303 · HD228243 · HD228304 · HD228376 · LBN 203 · NGC 6888 · Sh2-105

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NGC 6888. The Crescent Nebula. First attempt with Celestron 8

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NGC 6888. The Crescent Nebula. First attempt with Celestron 8

I have always found this nebula to be a tough target. I am not sure if it is how much hydrogen alpha is in the region. It is very hard for me to process for some reason. But I will say, and this was my first attempt of this target at the focal length, I am happy that I was able to get the outer blue bubble of, what I think is oxygen, this time around. It sits in an area of space that seems to be full of H alpha, and so I have trouble pulling it out of the background, and foreground. Overall I am very happy with this image. It was this first clear night here north of Boston, in just under a month, so it was just nice to get back out to see the stars again!
Mark

Imaged with N.I.N.A.
Massachusetts Astro
C8 XLT Celestron Deep Space

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RA (center)	20h12m00s.450
RA (top/left)	20h10m41s.914
RA (top/right)	20h12m31s.235
RA (bottom/right)	20h13m19s.131
RA (bottom/left)	20h11m29s.375

Dec (center)	+38°20′36″.69
Dec (top/left)	+38°14′31″.62
Dec (top/right)	+38°05′11″.63
Dec (bottom/right)	+38°26′39″.80
Dec (bottom/left)	+38°36′01″.50

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