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NGC 6888 — Crescent Nebula (early processing) · NGC 6888

Early processing pass — bright leading shell visible against the dense Cygnus star field.

NGC 6888 (Crescent Nebula) in Cygnus — wind-blown shell around WR 136, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 2 Oct 2025
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TargetNGC 6888
TypeNebula
RA20h 12m 06.5s
Dec+38° 21′ 18″
Captured2025-10-02
Integration~2 h 50 m (10,200 s)
Framesdrizzle stack, ~120 s subs
FiltersNone — bare OSC broadband
Gain100
SiteMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
BortleBortle 3

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NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, in HOO narrowband — a golden hydrogen shell around a teal oxygen bubble in Cygnus.
NGC 6888 — Crescent Nebula (HOO) NGC 6888
NGC 6888 (Crescent Nebula) in Cygnus — wind-blown shell around WR 136, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 2 Oct 2025
NGC 6888 — Crescent Nebula (bicolor edit) NGC 6888
NGC 6888 (Crescent Nebula) in Cygnus — wind-blown shell around WR 136, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 2 Oct 2025
NGC 6888 — Crescent Nebula (final, stars reduced) NGC 6888

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