Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888  ·  Sh2-105
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NGC6888

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NGC6888

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Cresent Nebula/NGC6888: you're looking at two shockwaves. One moving inward (pink colors) and one moving outward (blue color). The result of stellar winds colliding with a red giant 💥 ...or something like that. That's what Wikipedia said, so 🤷🏽

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Scope: SE ED127MM 🔭
Mount: AVX mount ⚙
Main Camera: Asi294mc Pro 📷
Guide Camera: Asi120mm-mini 📷 
Guide Scope: Svbony SV165 🔭
ZWO 5V EAF ⚙
Brain: AsiAir Pro 🧠
L-eXtreme 

PROCESSING: DDS/Pixinsight/PS
95 x 300sec lights
20 darks
40 flats
40 dark flats
100 bias
BIN1 
2xDrizzel
Dithered (every 3 frames at 2 pixels)
120 gain
-10 degree

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NGC6888, AdAstro