Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Nebula Cygnus 20h12.0 38°20' 20' x 10' 7.4 5,000 ly

The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light years away.

 

Crescent nebula, NGC 6888

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Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
June 27, 2002 Centurion
18"		 L 1:1
RGB 3:1		 L 3x300
R,G,B 300		 LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP