NGC6888

Crescent Nebula in Emission-Line

NGC6888

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Object Info

Type

Supernova Remnant

Constellation

Cygnus

Distance

5,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 15, 2008

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 12x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi MT200 Newtonian

Focal Length

1200mm @f/6

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop