Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  IC 4996  ·  NGC 6888  ·  The star 28Cyg  ·  The star 29Cyg  ·  The star 34Cyg  ·  The star 36Cyg
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, Rich Taylor
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, Rich Taylor
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

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About 5000 light-years away from Earth, the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus.

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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, Rich Taylor