Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888
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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula (HOO), Aaron Wasserman
NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula (HOO)
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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula (HOO)

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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula (HOO), Aaron Wasserman
NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula (HOO)
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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula (HOO)

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The Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, is an emission nebula in Cygnus and is ~5000 light-years away from Earth. 

This HOO photo is ~5 hours of exposure time on my Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" scope with an ASI1600MM Pro camera under Bortle 6 skies.

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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula (HOO), Aaron Wasserman