Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, Codemo Walter
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, Codemo Walter
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

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NGC 6888 is an emission nebula in the constellation Swan, 4700 light years from Earth. It is also called the Crescent Nebula, Sickle Nebula or Crescent Moon Nebula. NGC 6888 is illuminated by a so-called Wolf-Rayet star called WR 136.

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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, Codemo Walter