The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)

Posted by zonalunar
on Thursday, September 22, 2011

by Alfonso Carreño

In the month of September, about 22:00 am in the top, right in the middle of the night sky, is the constellation of Cygnus, its 5 main stars form a cross. Just to the left of the central star, at first glance we can see another point of light, the morediffuse, weaker, but if we use computers can go beyond astronomy.

 
The importance of this picture is the Crab Nebula which is located in the center of the image, the objective was to capture these nebulae that stand above all photography, it delves further, in that bright spot that meets the eye.
 
All you can see in this image is the result of the explosion of a red star 400,000 years ago. 2 wraps were created in the explosion, the plant that expands inside the image and the second is the rest of the nebula that expands outward.

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