Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  34 Cyg)  ·  Crescent Nebula  ·  IC 4996  ·  NGC 6888  ·  Permanent nova (P Cyg  ·  The star Revenant of the Swan
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Crescent nebula (NGC6888) in Cygnus, Clément PIEL
Crescent nebula (NGC6888) in Cygnus
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Crescent nebula (NGC6888) in Cygnus

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Crescent nebula (NGC6888) in Cygnus, Clément PIEL
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Crescent nebula (NGC6888) in Cygnus

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The crescent nebula (NGC6888) in the constellation Cygnus. This is an emission nebula located 5000 light years from us. The central object is a Wolf-Rayet star, slowly emitting fast stellar winds. Interesting detail, bellow and slightly on the left is the small "soap bubble nebula" :
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This tiny planetary nebula (also known as PN G075.5+01.7) was discovered by amateurs in 2007.

From my backyard in Herault (France).

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Nébuleuse du croissant (NGC 6888), dans la constellation du cygne. L'objet central est une étoile Wolf-Rayet, très massive et qui expulse une partie de sa matière. On distingue la nébuleuse "de la bulle de savon", en bas à gauche (découverte par un amateur en 2007). Image HOO+RVB, 10h35 de pose avec un filtre bibande Ha OIII (pour les nébuleuses) + 1h25 de pose sans filtre (pour les étoiles).

Depuis mon jardin, près de Montpellier.

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Crescent nebula (NGC6888) in Cygnus, Clément PIEL