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The Crescent Nebula is formed by the interaction of stellar winds around a red giant.
Telescope:   Stellina
Length:   400mm
Aperture:   80mm
F-stop:   f/5.0
Sessions:   5
Captured:   2021-06-17 to 2021-07-09
Lights:   704
Exposure:   10
Total exposure:   1 h
Ra:   20h 12m 10.0s
Dec:   +38° 23' 37.913
Size:   59.288 x 48.293 arcmin
Radius:   0.637 deg
Scale:   0.825 arcsec/pixel

Related images:

Fourth time is the charm? Another attempt to image this bright but complex nebula that looks like a red brain wrapped in blue gel.
This is a long focal length (1645mm) capture of the Crescent Nebula using a narrowband filter to enhace the detail.
A close-up of the Crescent Nebula. NGC6888 is the expanding shell of an ancient supernova with supercharged dust particles that glow from the energy of nearby stars.

Objects in frame:

NGC6888 Crescent Nebula
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