NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

The Crescent Nebula, which to me looks more like a giant space brain than a crescent.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/06/2023-06-11_ngc6888_crescent_nebula.html

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#SkyWatch #Astrophotography The #CrescentNebula aka #NGC6888 is an emission nebula in the #Cygnus constellation about 5000 light years from Earth. It is caused by the fast-moving stellar winds from the star WR136 colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star 250,000 years ago when it became a red giant. This image is 50 minutes (10x300 seconds) of exposure captured with my 250mm lens and ASI533mc pro camera. #StillLearning

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The #Crescent_Nebula and #Soap_Bubble in #Cygnus. #astronomy #astrophotography #Crescent #Nebula #PlanetaryNebula

2nd go at the Sadr region from tonight
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NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

Magnitude 7.4 emission nebula located 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. It was formed by the fast stellar wind from the star HD 192163 colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000 to 400,000 years ago.

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APOD: 2020 October 17 - Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201017.html

These clouds of gas and dust drift through rich star fields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the high flying constellation Cygnus. Caught within the telescopic field of view are the Soap Bubble (lower left) and the Crescent Nebula (upper right). Both were formed at a final phase in the life of a star. […]

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APOD: 2020 October 17 - Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201017.html

These clouds of gas and dust drift through rich star fields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the high flying constellation Cygnus. Caught within the telescopic field of view are the Soap Bubble (lower left) and the Crescent Nebula (upper right). Both were formed at a final phase in the life of a star. […]

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