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NGC 6888 - CRESCENT NEBULA and SOUP BUBBLE NEBULA, JOAO A MATTEI

NGC 6888 - CRESCENT NEBULA and SOUP BUBBLE NEBULA

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The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is formed by the fast stellar wind colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant.

This image was captured during on 6th EBA (Brazilian Meeting of Astrophotography) occured in July 2013, in Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil. It was captured during one night on July 7th. It was captured for me and processed by Fernando Pinheiro (Nando Pinheiro) using Photoshop and PIXInsight.

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    NGC 6888 - CRESCENT NEBULA and SOUP BUBBLE NEBULA, JOAO A MATTEI
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NGC 6888 - CRESCENT NEBULA and SOUP BUBBLE NEBULA, JOAO A MATTEI