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

Crescent Nebula, Mike Calhoun
Crescent Nebula
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Crescent Nebula

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Caldwell 27 - The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is a 25 light-year-wide emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. This “cosmic bubble” in space owes its striking appearance to a central Wolf-Rayet star that pushes the hydrogen and oxygen atoms outward.

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Crescent Nebula, Mike Calhoun

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