Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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Crescent Nebula NGC 6888, chili555
Crescent Nebula NGC 6888
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Crescent Nebula NGC 6888

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Crescent Nebula NGC 6888, chili555
Crescent Nebula NGC 6888
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Crescent Nebula NGC 6888

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The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth.

Photographed from my Bortle 5 location at 35.08 N latitude. 57 x 300s lights with darks, flats and dark-flats.  AT115EDT, ASI2600MC, IDAS NBZ filter, CEM70, ASIAIR Pro, EAF, Siril, GIMP.

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Crescent Nebula NGC 6888, chili555

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