Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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NGC-6888 - A Celestial Chroma-Crescent, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
NGC-6888 - A Celestial Chroma-Crescent
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NGC-6888 - A Celestial Chroma-Crescent

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NGC-6888 - A Celestial Chroma-Crescent, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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NGC-6888 - A Celestial Chroma-Crescent

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Previously posted as a monochrome, I finally had the opportunity to acquire the color data. Powered by a dying Wolf-Rayet star, the Crescent glows dimly near the crux of Cygnus the Swan, and shines down upon us from 5,000 light years away.

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NGC-6888 - A Celestial Chroma-Crescent, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton