Crescent Nebula (redirect from NGC 6888)
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away...
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This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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(2000). "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Wolf-Rayet Nebula NGC 6888". The Astronomical Journal. 119 (6): 2991. arXiv:astro-ph/0003053. Bibcode:2000AJ...
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planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus, near the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). The nebula derives its name from its symmetrical spherical shape which...
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An amateur image of NGC 6888, using an H-alpha (3 nm) filter...
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objects, such as the Hyades, the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), and the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). The Messier catalogue was actually compiled...
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which measures 30 by 20 arcminutes. Also of note is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), located between Gamma and Eta Cygni, which was formed by the Wolf–Rayet...
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to the left) Amateur image of Sadr (center star) surrounded by IC 1318. NGC 6910 "IC 1318". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved...
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Wolf-Rayet nebulae include: NGC 6888 (Crescent Nebula) NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet Nebula) M1-67 (Luminous Blue Variable Nebula) NGC 3199 (Nebula around WR 18)...
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the 110 Messier objects (M), 7,840 objects in the New General Catalogue (NGC), the Caldwell catalogue (itself a "best of" from other catalogues, with...
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The Little Gem Nebula or NGC 6818 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has magnitude 10 and oval diameter of 15 to 22...
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NGC 6782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Pavo, at a distance of approximately 173 megalight-years from the Milky Way...
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19475+3119 IRAS 20324+4057 Kronberger 61 M1-92 NGC 6826 NGC 6881 NGC 6884 NGC 7008 NGC 7026 NGC 7027 NGC 7048 Soap Bubble Nebula WR Crescent Nebula SNR...
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NGC 6509 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It was discovered on July 20, 1879 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan...
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