Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888  ·  Sh2-105
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Crescent Nebula  (NGC 6888) and Soap Bubble (PN G75.5+1.7), dswtan
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Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) and Soap Bubble (PN G75.5+1.7)

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Crescent Nebula  (NGC 6888) and Soap Bubble (PN G75.5+1.7), dswtan
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Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) and Soap Bubble (PN G75.5+1.7)

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My first foray into narrowband -- managed to (just!) get the elusive Soap Bubble! You do have to know where to look... Thanks to the better processors on Astrobin for the "visual aids"! :-)

Just darks, no flats. Was meant to be testing/learning, but it came out pretty nice in the end for lower-end equipment (ZWO gen 1 filters, old 1600MM pre-Pro camera, SV80 doublet, CGX mount, balcony on side of house) over two nights. Narrowband processing is quite a challenge and takes time! APP makes it a bit more accessible.

Processing is mostly in APP, with modified HSO1 color combination of 1.4x Ha (R=100), 1x O3 (R=30, B=60), 0.8x S2 (G=20, B=100), selected for personal taste and comparing with the successful results of others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Nebula

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_Bubble_Nebula

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Crescent Nebula  (NGC 6888) and Soap Bubble (PN G75.5+1.7), dswtan

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