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NGC 6888 – Crescent Nebula

August 23, 2015 By Lead Astronomer

The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus and is about 5,000 light years away. It is formed by a stellar wind generated by the Wolf-Rayet star in the middle of the nebula. The exposure for this image is 4 hours luminance and 3 hours each for RGB.
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