NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula
NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula |
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Object data of NGC6888 |
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| Object type: | emission nebula | ||
| Size: | 18' x 12' | ||
| Magnitude: | 7.4 mag | ||
| Constellation: | Cyg | ||
| Distance: | 5,000 Ly | ||
| Notes: | NGC6888 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light years away. It is formed by stellar winds from the Wolf-Rayet star V1770 Cyg (the bright bluish star near the center of the above image). | ||
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2011-09-30 + 2011-10-01 + 17 + 21 + 22 + 31 + 2011-11-18 | ||
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | ||
| Telescope: | 12" Newtonian telescope (f=1120mm) | ||
| Camera: | ST2000XM with CFW8 and Baader Filters | ||
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | ||
| Exposure time: | L 43x12m / R 11x12m / G 11x12m / B 11x12m | ||
| Exposure time total: | 15h 12m | ||
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