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Lost: One Soap Bubble (NGC 6888), estabrook
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Lost: One Soap Bubble (NGC 6888)

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Lost: One Soap Bubble (NGC 6888), estabrook
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Lost: One Soap Bubble (NGC 6888)

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I had a few unexpected clear nights last week and decided to zero in on the Crescent Nebula (NGC-6888), which gave me a chance to learn a bit more about the unique properties of Wolf-Rayet stars, which sculpted this equally unique target.  I'm really pleased with how quickly and smoothly this project came together.  The Crescent and its environs are a combination of broadband (L-Pro) and dual-narrowband (L-Enhance) data, while the stars are all broadband (L-Pro).

The one disappointment was that the 8 or so hours of data I collected here (beside a streetlight in a Bortle 8 zone) did not also reveal the Soap Bubble Nebula (PN G75.5+1.7).  I looked for it in each color channel, but alas, it was not to be.  

Still, I'm pretty excited about this one, and I hope you enjoy it.

(Captured: C6, AVX, Hyperstar, ASI183MC Pro, Optolong L-Pro and L-Enhance filters. Processed: AstroPixelProcessor, PixInsight, StarXterminator, NoiseXterminator)

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Lost: One Soap Bubble (NGC 6888), estabrook

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