Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
NGC6888-Crescent_Nebula, Stan McQueen
NGC6888-Crescent_Nebula
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NGC6888-Crescent_Nebula

NGC6888-Crescent_Nebula, Stan McQueen
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NGC6888-Crescent_Nebula

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The Crescent Nebula, or NGC6888, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 LY away. This image is composed from images through 5 filters: Luminance (or Clear), Red, Green, Blue, and Hydrogen Alpha. 5 exposures of 5 minutes each through each filter. William Optics FLT110 refractor with Orion Deep Space Monochrome Imager III camera, guided by an Orion 80 refractor with the Orion StarShoot AutoGuider. Images taken the night of 23-24 Sept 2013 at Orem, Utah.

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NGC6888-Crescent_Nebula, Stan McQueen