Crescent Nebula: This faint nebula is part of the rich Cygnus Milky Way with so many exciting objects. For some time it was not quite certain what the origin of this small nebula is: Super Nova remnant or Planetary Nebula. Now it seems to be clear that it is a Wolf-Rayet Nebula, meaning that an extremely bright star with a Helium core creates the emission with its very intensive radiation and star winds.In any way it is a rewarding object to photograph in this star-rich part of Cygnus.
Object |
Crescent Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
NGC 6888 |
Constellation |
Cygnus |
Optics |
RC 8" f/8, ZWO focuser, ZWO 7-Pos filterwheel |
Mount |
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro |
Camera |
ASI 1600MM Pro |
Exposure |
38x5m H-alpha, 50x5m OIII, 18x1m R, 20x1m G, 19x1m B. ZWO Filterset . N.I.N.A for image acquisition and sequencing. |
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Calibration |
Dark and Flat Frame |
Guiding |
ASI 120MM Mini with ZWO OAG, PHD2 as Guiding Software |
Processing |
PixInsight, Photoshop. Color code Red: Ha, G,B:OIII. ZWO Filter set. RGB as Overlay |
Location-Date |
Eningen,Germany - Several Nights in June 2023 |
Remark |