Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Crescent Nebula NGC6888

In the constellation Cygnus we find the emission nebula "Crescent Nebula" (NGC6888). It's located at a distance of 5000 light years and can be best observed with OIII, UHC or H-alfa filters. For this picture  no filters are used. The picture is a combination of 4 frames, with a total exposure of 222s.