NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula
Planetary nebula in Cygnus, surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star.
A planetary nebula is a shell of gas that has been shed by a star late in its lifetime.
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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula Planetary nebula in Cygnus, surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star. A planetary nebula is a shell of gas that has been shed by a star late in its lifetime. |
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Magnitude: 10, Surface Brightness: 15.49, Dimension: 20'x
10', RA: 20h 12m 9s, Dec: +38 20' 9" |
| Optics | Celestron 80ED @ f/7.5, guided with an 8" LX200 Classic @ f/5.9 |
| Mount | LX200 |
| Camera | Starlight Xpress MX7-C |
| Filter | Baader UV-Ir |
| Exposure | 20 - 6 minute exposures |
| Processing | Acquired in AstroArt3, Deconvolution, DDP. , final work in Photoshop7 |
| Date | 07-15-05 |
| Location | Elk Grove, CA |
| Notes | Seeing and transparency average. First image with the new 80ED. Could really use 10 minute exposures, and possibly an LPR filter. Ha filter would be the best, if I had one. |