Crescent Nebula in HOO
Crescent Nebula in HOO
Image of the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), acquired with the SPA-2 telescope in IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain.
The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward.
Pro dataset was curated by Ian Howarth
Total exposure 95 minutes. 14 subs with Ha and 15 subs with OIII (300s exposure / sub)
The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward.
Pro dataset was curated by Ian Howarth
Total exposure 95 minutes. 14 subs with Ha and 15 subs with OIII (300s exposure / sub)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
SPA2 - Officina Stellare 700RC
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
IC Astronomy Observatory, Oria, Spain
Date of observation
14/08/2020
Filters
H-alpha and OIII
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop CC (incl. AstroPanel 4.2, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins)
Credits
Pro Dataset curated by Ian Howarth
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