Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula, Henrique Silva
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula
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NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula

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NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula, Henrique Silva
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula
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NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula

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Description

The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth.

Project started in 2019, but this year with a new setup the opportunity to acquire more data and thus add more information to the nebula.

Setup:
---2019---
Mount: SW EQ6-r w/ ASI120MM
Telescope: TS APO 80/500
Camera: QHY163M 
Filters: Baader Ha 7nm | OIII 8.5nm
Frames: Gain120/OffSet60 | -10ºC
Ha: 95x240s; OIII 148x240s  

---2022---
Mount: SW EQ6-r w/ ASI120MM
Telescope: TecnoSky APO 115/800
Camera: QHY294MM
Filters: Baader CMOS Ha 3.5nm; Baader CMOS OIII 4nm
Frames: Gain 1750/OffSet 35 | -10ºC
Ha:40*400s 
OIII: 40*400s

Acquisition: APT
Edition: PixInsight Core + PS
08/2019  and 07/2022
Sabugo - Portugal (Bortle 6)

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