Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888), Dave Ek
The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888), Dave Ek
The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light years distant. Imaged with an OSC camera and L-Extreme filter under Bortle 4 skies in the Colorado Front Range (elevation 2560 meters). This was my first attempt at drizzle integration using PixInsight and is significantly cropped. About 5 hours of integration time.

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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888), Dave Ek