Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) HOO

2025-09-12

Germantown, MD

 

The Crescent Nebula is an emissions nebula in Cygnus. Its distance is 5000 ly. It was formed by fast stellar wind from Wolf-Rayet star WR 136. This was taken from my back deck in bortle 7.3 skies.

 

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC

Guide Camera: QHY5III462

Telescope: Tele Vue NP101is f/5.4

Mount: Losmandy G11

Integration: 32 x 510s = 272m (4.5hr)

Filter: Optolong Ultima 3nm HaOiii

Capture: NINA

Processing: Pixinsight, Affinity 2

Done