Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula shot under Full Moon, Mina m.b.
NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula shot under Full Moon
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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula shot under Full Moon

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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula shot under Full Moon, Mina m.b.
NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula shot under Full Moon
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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula shot under Full Moon

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Hi y‘all, this is a nice little emission nebula in the constellation cygnus. I didn‘t get so lucky in terms of clear skies this year, so I grew impatient and said screw it, I‘m gonna try the L-enhance under full moon. Unsurprisingly, it‘s very red ❌, as H-Alpha is not really affected by Moonlight, but the teal Oxygen-III is sadly, so it‘s more red and the outer oxygen shell is not really visible - even if I tried an HOO combination again. I‘m still amazed, it‘s better than nothing, and considering this was shot under full moon 🌕, at Bortle 6, straight to the direction of Frankfurt International Airport, this came out pretty nicely. I shot RGB stars extra, very close to the moon, and they came out good I think. I'm not perfectly content with the blend in the end, as a lot of the weaker RGB stars got overpowered, but I need a better star mask for blending, so maybe there's a reedit coming these days!
Feedback and tips for improvement are always welcome 🤍

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