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The Crescent Nebula, AstroDarks

The Crescent Nebula

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The Crescent Nebula, AstroDarks

The Crescent Nebula

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The Crescent Nebula or the Euro sign nebula, NGC 6888, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, 5000 light-years from Earth. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from a Wolf-Rayet star colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around thousands of years ago.

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The Crescent Nebula, AstroDarks