Takahashi FSQ106
SBIG ST10XME
CFW8 with standard
RGB filters plus
Astrodon 6nm Ha
Ha(HaR)GB:
Ha= 10min x 35, 1x1
R= 10min x 14, 1x1
G= 10min x 9, 1x1
B= 10min x 12, 1x1
Processed with
CCDsoft, Registar, Neat
Image, and Adobe PS
The Crescent Nebula is
a planetary nebula -- a
shell of glowing gas
ejected by a dying star.
See the Ring Nebula
for comparison. The
central star supplying
the energy to the
Crescent Nebula is
known as a Wolf-Rayet
star. The Crescent is
located in the
constellation of Cygnus,
the swan, about 5000
lightyears away.
NGC 6888
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