NGC 6888 · Caldwell 27

Crescent Nebula

A Wolf–Rayet shell in Cygnus — filamentary arcs of oxygen and hydrogen from the winds of WR 136. Compact, detailed, and bright in narrowband.

Catalogue

NGC 6888 · Caldwell 27

Constellation

Cygnus

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Location

Deccan countryside

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Catalogue position

RA 20h 12m 07s · Dec +38° 21′ 18″ Show on the sky map