Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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The Crescent and the Soap Bubble in Cygnus, CrestwoodSky
The Crescent and the Soap Bubble in Cygnus
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The Crescent and the Soap Bubble in Cygnus

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The Crescent and the Soap Bubble in Cygnus, CrestwoodSky
The Crescent and the Soap Bubble in Cygnus
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The Crescent and the Soap Bubble in Cygnus

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This image was taken earlier this month over two nights with an ASI1600mm Pro through an Astro-Tech 80ED with a Hutch Field Flattener.

I had imaged the Crescent Nebula many times before back in New York with my 72mm refractor, but was never able to capture the Soap Bubble. Chalk up another win for Arizona's clear, dark skies - I was able to see the Soap Bubble with just the first night's data (Ha: 24x300s + OIII 19x300). I went back for a second night to get another 32x300s in OIII to bring it out more clearly.

The final image comprises:

Ha: 24 x 300s

OIII: 51 x 300s

The image was processed in Pixinsight and tweaked in Photoshop.

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The Crescent and the Soap Bubble in Cygnus, CrestwoodSky

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