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The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 - wide field with mouseover to cropped, Mike Dobres
The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 - wide field with mouseover to cropped, Mike Dobres

The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 - wide field with mouseover to cropped

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The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 - wide field with mouseover to cropped, Mike Dobres
The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 - wide field with mouseover to cropped, Mike Dobres

The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 - wide field with mouseover to cropped

Revision title: Wide-Field

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Just  5000 light years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus this nebula measures 25 light years across. The central star, WR136 is a Wolf-Rayet star shedding material that with strong stellar winds have formed the outer envelope of the crescent.  NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula | Science Mission Directorate (nasa.gov)

Imaged with a modified SW 130PDS  and an L-extreme filter under a 70% moon.

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The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 - wide field with mouseover to cropped, Mike Dobres