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Crescent Nebula in dynamic SHO, Sean
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Crescent Nebula in dynamic SHO

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Crescent Nebula in dynamic SHO

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The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. It is located about 5,000 light-years away from Earth and is formed by the stellar wind from Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind when the star became a red giant at least 250,000 years ago.

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Crescent Nebula in dynamic SHO, Sean

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