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

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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, Michel Makhlouta
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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula

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The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163) colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000 to 400,000 years ago. (Source Wikipedia)

I am starting to get the hang of the new setup. I was planning to move back to my wide field refractor, but I am finding it hard to dismantle the current gear, this field of view is hard to let go

Here is my version of the Crescent nebula in HOO, I hope you like it! Comments and feedback are appreciated!

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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, Michel Makhlouta