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Observation by Simon Dawes: NGC6888 The Crescent Nebula

Uploaded by

Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Observer

Simon Dawes

Observed

2020 Sep 13 - 23:00

Uploaded

2020 Sep 22 - 08:29

Objects

The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20h12m
Dec: +38°21'
Position angle: -97°24'

Field size

1°04' × 0°54'

Equipment
  • Sky Watcher MN190
  • EQ6 Pro
  • ZWO ASI 1600 pro mono
Exposure

5minutes subs

Location

Bexleyheath, England (Bortle 8)

Target name

NGC6888 The Crescent Nebula

Title

NGC6888 The Crescent Nebula

About this image

I've been meaning to image this for a while, this image took 3 nights to capture, due to equipment issues (why is it that when you leave your 'scope unattended it decides o go haywire?) plus I've been doing photometry of exo-planets.

I always assumed this was a supernova remnant, but I looked this up and it appears to be gas excited by a local wolf Rayet star (WR136) interacting with the stellar wind of a nearby red giant. 

Software Used:
Astro Pixel Processor

Photoshop (CS6)

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