Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888  ·  Sh2-105
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888), Joseph Buchanan
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888), Joseph Buchanan
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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This is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) processed in a faux Hubble Palette. This emission nebula is located 5000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This image was made from 8 hours worth of data captured with my Celestron 6 inch SCT, ZWO 533 MC Pro camera and Optolong L-Enhance filter.

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The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888), Joseph Buchanan