Nerpio - Crescent Nebula

🌙 Crescent Nebula – NGC 6888 🌙

 

🔭 Scope & details:

Lights: 66x300" Ha - 86x300" OIII - 36x10" RGB

Telescope: ASA 250/900 F 3.6

Camera: Player One M

Filters: Antilia

Date: 20/06/2025

Dataset: by @Michele Mazzola

#Project_Nerpio

 

Nestled in the constellation Cygnus, the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888, also known as Caldwell 27 or Sharpless 105) is a breathtaking emission nebula created by the fierce stellar wind of the Wolf–Rayet star WR 136.

This wind collides with slower-moving material ejected during the star’s red giant phase, forming a luminous shell of glowing gas and intricate shock fronts.

 

✨ Constellation: Cygnus

📏 Distance: ~5,000 light-years

💫 Apparent Magnitude: ~7.4

📍 Coordinates (J2000): RA 20h 12m 06s | Dec +38° 21′ 18″

📐 Apparent Size: ~18′ × 12′

 

The Crescent Nebula reminds us how stellar death can give rise to cosmic beauty — a radiant veil sculpted by winds, light, and time.

 

Alessandro Motta | @ale_motta_astrofotografia

 

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