Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent nebula  ·  NGC 6888
Crescent nebula NGC6888, Hunter Harling
Crescent nebula NGC6888
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Crescent nebula NGC6888

Crescent nebula NGC6888, Hunter Harling
Crescent nebula NGC6888
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Crescent nebula NGC6888

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The Cresent Nebula, NGC6888, is an emission nebula in the constilation Cygnus. It was formed from the steller wind of the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163) colliding with the steller wind of other nearby stars, and thus creating two shock waves, one moving out, and one moving in.



My image is composed of 9 hours of Oxygen III, and 5 hours of Hydrogen Alpha, captured at F7, combined in an HOO color combination.

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