NGC 6888

Name:The "Crescent" Nebula

Constellation:Cygnus

Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and a modified Nikon D3300.

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#87 : NGC 6888
			Name:The "Crescent" Nebula Constellation:Cygnus Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and a modified Nikon D3300. Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: 7.4 Angular size: 18' X 12' This is a nebula formed by the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136. Visually, the nebula is a faint halo shape with one side being brighter and creating the crescent shape. Go to AP#88 IC1318 Return to AP100 main page.