Observation by Alun Halsey: Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in Cygnus

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2026 Sep 06 - 22:48

Uploaded

2026 Sep 07 - 16:07

Objects

The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h12^m
Dec: +38°22'
Position angle: +5°44'

Field size

1°30' × 1°30'

Equipment

Skywatcher Evostar 72ED (no field flattener)
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) OSC
Altair dual band (Ha-OIII) filter
Mesu-200 Mk1

Exposure

48 subframes @ 75 seconds each

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

Crescent Nebula

Title

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in Cygnus

About this image

48 subframes captured in Sharpcap, stacked in Stacking wizard, processed in Astro Wizard.

Files associated with this observation

Crescent nebula 48x75sec.jpg (1.5 MB)

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