Arnaud Geoffroy - Astrophoto
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The Crescent and the Soap Bubble

NGC 6888

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Description

You can see here a wide field around the Crescent Nebula, NGC6888. Trained eyes will also be able to see the very faint Soap Bubble Nebula located at the bottom left of the first one.

The Crescent Nebula is a Wolf-Rayet star. It is located in the constellation Cygnus and is distant about 5,000 light-years.

All the reddish wisps present in the photo are clouds consisting in very large majority of hydrogen.

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Technical details

Location :
Hélécine
Date :
23/09/2023
Celestial Coordinates :
RA: 20h 18m 00s
Dec: +38° 27' 40"
Acquisition :
76 x 300s (6h20)
Calibration :
Offsets + Flats
Mount :
HEQ5 + kit Rowan
Optics :
Askar FRA400
Camera :
Asi2600Mc Pro
Filter :
Optolong L-Ultimate
Distance :
5000 light years
Constellation :
Cygnus
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