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NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula

Constellation: Cygnus
Distance: 4 700 light years
Magnitude: 10 
Actual Size: ? light years across
Visual Size: 20.0 x 10.0 arcminutes
Other Designations: LBN 203, Caldwell 27

 

 

NGC6888 is known as the Crescent Nebula.  This object is a bright Ha region in Cygnus.  It is actually a Planetary Nebula, and began to form 250,000 years ago as the central Wolf-Rayet star WR136 began to shed.

 

 

 

 

2010-08-04 Crescent Nebula in HST Palette
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2010-07-31-Crescent in Ha
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2010-07-22 - Crescent Nebula in HST Palette
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Crescent Nebula - Combined SXVR-H18 Data
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2010-06-30
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2010-06-26
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Crescent Nebula - Process3
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2008-10-21
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2009-06-23
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2009-06-26
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