Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent nebula  ·  IC 4996  ·  NGC 6888  ·  Sh2-105
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Crescent Nebula (NGC-6888) @ DSW, Miles Zhou
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Crescent Nebula (NGC-6888) @ DSW

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Crescent Nebula (NGC-6888) @ DSW

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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.

This is an HRGBO Composition where, Oiii is mainly mixed with B to reveal the oxygen smoke (dust?) around the nebula.

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Crescent Nebula (NGC-6888) @ DSW, Miles Zhou

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