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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula, Steven E Labkoff, MD
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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula

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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula, Steven E Labkoff, MD
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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula

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This is the Crescent Nebula - aka: Caldwell 27, NGC 6888, and Sharpless 105). IT's an emission nebula in the constellation, Cygnus, about 5000 LY from Earth. Discovered in 1792 by William Herschel. It is about 2 degrees SW of the star Sadr.

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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula, Steven E Labkoff, MD