Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  IC 4996  ·  NGC 6888
Crescent Nebula NGC6888, Curt Lewis
Crescent Nebula NGC6888
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Crescent Nebula NGC6888

Crescent Nebula NGC6888, Curt Lewis
Crescent Nebula NGC6888
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Crescent Nebula NGC6888

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The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in Cygnus resulting from stellar wind from the star Wolf-Rayet 136.  There is considerable emission from hydrogen gas visible in the surrounding area.  This image was made under Bortle 8 skies using an Optolong L-eNhance filter.

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Crescent Nebula NGC6888, Curt Lewis