NGC 6888 (The Crescent Nebula)

Posted: Dec 14th, 2022

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Telescope/Lens: SVBONY SV503 70/420 ED

Camera: ZWO ASI 178 MC

Mount: SW AZ-GTI

Software: SharpCap 4.0(Live Stack(EAA))

Accessories: Редуктор фокуса SVBONY 0.8x,Optolong L-pro

Exposure:

151 x 10" ISO/Gain: 300

White, Bortle 8/9 zone:

Nijniy Novgorod, Russia

Dec 13th, 2022

25 m

1029

Resolution: 3096x2080 px

Scale: 30332 KB

Maksim Volnov

Distance from Earth: ~4,700 light-years.
The nebula formed around the star WR 136 (HD 192163), a Wolf–Rayet type, through the ionization of slower-moving gas—ejected by this red giant about 400,000 years ago—by its fast stellar wind.

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NGC 6888(Туманность Полумесяц)

14 Dec, 2022

25 m

Distance from Earth: ~4,700 light-years. The nebula formed around the star WR 136 (HD 192163), a Wolf–Rayet type, through the ionization of slower-moving gas—ej…

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NGC 6888 (Туманность Полумесяц)

14 Dec, 2022

25 m

Distance from Earth: ~4,700 light-years. The nebula formed around the star WR 136 (HD 192163), a Wolf–Rayet type, through the ionization of slower-moving gas—ej…

NGC 6888(Туманность Полумесяц)

11 Dec, 2022

15 m

Distance from Earth: ~4,700 light-years. The nebula formed around the star WR 136 (HD 192163), a Wolf–Rayet type, through the ionization of slower-moving gas—ej…

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