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Observations of the Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

Other names C 27
LBN 203

Object type HII region

RA 20h12m

Declination 38°21' N

Constellation Cygnus

Further information

Showing images 1 – 40 of 104


7 
2 
The Crescent Nebula in...
Mr Ian David Sharp
Obs 2026 Jul 31
Upload 2026 Jul 31 – 10:56 UTC

6 
0 
NGC6888
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2026 Jul 18 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2026 Jul 21 – 14:03 UTC

6 
0 
Crescent Nebula Close ...
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2026 Jun 23 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2026 Jul 10 – 10:15 UTC

3 
0 
Crescent Nebula Wide H...
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2026 Jun 23 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2026 Jul 10 – 10:13 UTC

6 
3 
Crescent and soap bubb...
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2026 Jun 19 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2026 Jun 22 – 19:20 UTC

6 
1 
NGC 6888 in Ha
Alun Halsey
Obs 2026 Jun 19 – 23:07 UTC
Upload 2026 Jun 20 – 11:32 UTC

6 
1 
NGC 6888
Oliver Hext
Obs 2026 Jun 12 – 00:45 UTC
Upload 2026 Jun 13 – 09:44 UTC

7 
0 
Ngc6888
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2023 May 01 – 11:13 UTC
Upload 2026 May 30 – 11:15 UTC

3 
0 
Crescent Nebula, NGC 6...
Michael Crowle
Obs 2025 Jun 19 – 00:10 UTC
Upload 2026 Feb 01 – 01:55 UTC

2 
0 
NGC6888 Crescent Nebul...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2025 Sep 01 – 23:28 UTC
Upload 2026 Jan 18 – 14:58 UTC

3 
0 
NGC 6888 CRESCENT NEB...
Neil Webster
Obs 2021 Nov 04 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Nov 02 – 15:24 UTC

2 
0 
NGC 6888 CRESCENT NEBU...
Neil Webster
Obs 2020 Sep 09 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Oct 31 – 19:43 UTC

6 
0 
Sadr region widefield
Les Brand
Obs 2025 Aug 25 – 21:15 UTC
Upload 2025 Sep 03 – 20:20 UTC

4 
0 
Crescent Nebula NGC 68...
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Aug 17 – 21:59 UTC
Upload 2025 Aug 18 – 10:06 UTC

3 
0 
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebu...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2025 Aug 13 – 00:35 UTC
Upload 2025 Aug 13 – 14:37 UTC

3 
0 
Crescent Nebula S50
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2025 Jul 09 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Jul 10 – 14:43 UTC

5 
0 
Crescent Nebula
Royston Morgan
Obs 2025 Jul 01 – 11:34 UTC
Upload 2025 Jul 05 – 11:38 UTC

3 
0 
The Cresent Nebula
Jonathon Elliott
Obs 2025 Jul 01 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Jul 04 – 12:53 UTC

9 
0 
The Crescent Nebula
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2025 Jun 15 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 18 – 10:52 UTC

3 
0 
NGC 6888 Crescent
Peter Tickner
Obs 2025 May 18 – 00:45 UTC
Upload 2025 May 19 – 17:49 UTC

2 
0 
NGC 6888 CRESCENT NEBU...
Gordon Collings
Obs 2025 May 11 – 00:28 UTC
Upload 2025 May 18 – 11:37 UTC

4 
0 
NGC 6888 (Crescent Neb...
Alun Halsey
Obs 2025 Apr 24 – 23:58 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 25 – 15:59 UTC

3 
0 
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebu...
Alan Dowdell
Obs 2024 Sep 18 – 23:14 UTC
Upload 2024 Nov 05 – 16:41 UTC

2 
0 
Crescent Nebula NGC 68...
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2017 Jul 17 – 23:06 UTC
Upload 2024 Oct 31 – 04:03 UTC

4 
0 
The Crescent Nebula
Ian Papworth
Obs 2024 Aug 14 – 08:21 UTC
Upload 2024 Aug 14 – 08:24 UTC

2 
0 
NGC 6888 - Crescent Ne...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2024 Aug 11 – 00:51 UTC
Upload 2024 Aug 11 – 16:35 UTC

1 
0 
NGC 6888 - Crescent Ne...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2024 Aug 04 – 00:04 UTC
Upload 2024 Aug 10 – 12:06 UTC

0 
0 
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebu...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2024 Aug 02 – 01:56 UTC
Upload 2024 Aug 02 – 18:59 UTC

3 
0 
NGC6888 in Ha
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2024 Jul 19 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 24 – 17:09 UTC

7 
0 
The Heart of Cygnus
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2024 Jun 28 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 10 – 16:39 UTC

7 
0 
NGC 6888 reprocessed
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2022 Oct 03
Upload 2024 Jul 10 – 10:06 UTC

6 
0 
The Crescent & Soa...
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2024 Jun 28 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 01 – 15:07 UTC

10 
0 
The Crescent Nebula
Mr Ian David Sharp
Obs 2024 Jun 28 – 13:34 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 28 – 13:39 UTC

3 
0 
Crescent Nebula in HOO
Richard Francis
Obs 2022 Nov 12 – 20:21 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 05 – 20:25 UTC

4 
0 
NGC 6888 - Crescent ne...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2024 May 08 – 00:38 UTC
Upload 2024 May 09 – 14:43 UTC

2 
0 
The Crescent Nebula
Ian Jarrett
Obs 2024 Mar 07 – 03:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 08 – 21:48 UTC

10 
0 
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks ...
Martin Mobberley
Obs 2024 Jan 12 – 02:14 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 12 – 11:48 UTC

3 
0 
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebu...
Brad Thomas
Obs 2023 Dec 02 – 18:58 UTC
Upload 2023 Dec 02 – 19:00 UTC

4 
0 
Crescent Nebula
Kevin Langford
Obs 2023 Sep 05 – 22:35 UTC
Upload 2023 Nov 12 – 16:36 UTC

3 
0 
NGC 6888
David Bennett
Obs 2023 Oct 06
Upload 2023 Nov 04 – 22:03 UTC
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