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The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 is a nebula generated by a bright star. In Cygnus, it is visible in a medium sized scope as a faint wisp between the arc of stars. To see it in its full glory you need a CCD image with narrowband subs added, however this is just a dSLR image and doesn't pick up any more than a hint of the mass of detail within the crescent. This is 46 60 sec subs used out of the 70+ I managed while dodging cloud and finally being occulted by a tree.
NGC6888 the Crescent Nebula by Jannyfox, on Flickr
The Crescent Nebula NGC6888 is a nebula generated by a bright star. In Cygnus, it is visible in a medium sized scope as a faint wisp between the arc of stars. To see it in its full glory you need a CCD image with narrowband subs added, however this is just a dSLR image and doesn't pick up any more than a hint of the mass of detail within the crescent. This is 46 60 sec subs used out of the 70+ I managed while dodging cloud and finally being occulted by a tree.
NGC6888 the Crescent Nebula by Jannyfox, on Flickr