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NGC NGC 6888

Crescent Nebula

Emission Nebula
Cygnus
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Wolf-Rayet bubble; strong in OIII narrowband.

Angular size
18′ × 12′
Magnitude
7.4
Best months
July, August, September
Constellation
Cygnus
Catalog IDs
NGC 6888;Caldwell 27;Sharpless 105
Common aliases
Crescent Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 54% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 800
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron C9.25 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.28° × 0.28°
Scale 0.33″/px
Target fills 109% of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.57° × 0.38°
Scale 0.33″/px
Target fills 78% of frame
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Takahashi Mewlon-210 + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.27° × 0.27°
Scale 0.32″/px
Target fills 112% of frame
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