Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  28 Cyg  ·  29 Cyg  ·  34 Cyg)  ·  Crescent Nebula  ·  IC 4996  ·  NGC 6888  ·  Permanent nova (P Cyg  ·  The star 25 Cyg  ·  The star 36 Cyg  ·  The star Revenant of the Swan  ·  The star b2 Cyg  ·  The star b3 Cyg
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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, a fairy boat in the starry Cygnus Sea - 20230908-09 - Samyang 135 mm at F2 - Ha, altazastro
NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, a fairy boat in the starry Cygnus Sea - 20230908-09 - Samyang 135 mm at F2 - Ha
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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, a fairy boat in the starry Cygnus Sea - 20230908-09 - Samyang 135 mm at F2 - Ha

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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, a fairy boat in the starry Cygnus Sea - 20230908-09 - Samyang 135 mm at F2 - Ha, altazastro
NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, a fairy boat in the starry Cygnus Sea - 20230908-09 - Samyang 135 mm at F2 - Ha
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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, a fairy boat in the starry Cygnus Sea - 20230908-09 - Samyang 135 mm at F2 - Ha

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Even from a Bortle 8 sky, a not even too narrowband filter paired with the great Samyang lens open at F2 can get a great shot at this beautiful object and its context.

Also, emission nebula Sh2-104 can be clearly seen just left of bottom center.

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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula, a fairy boat in the starry Cygnus Sea - 20230908-09 - Samyang 135 mm at F2 - Ha, altazastro

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