The Crescent Nebula | Cygnus Constellation
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Cygnus Constellation
Wide Field image of Cygnus region, part of our milky way. It stands in the plane of the Milky Way space and contains many nebulas and clusters such as the North America nebula and the Veil Nebula. It is easily visible in the Northern hemisphere, with Deneb being the brightest star in its center. Posters are available for purchase in the store.

Image Details: Plate solving data annotated by astrometry.net

Center (RA, Dec):(308.907, 42.368)

Center (RA, hms):20h 35m 37.761s

Center (Dec, dms):+42° 22' 05.767"

Size:37.5 x 25.4 deg

Radius:22.647 deg

Pixel scale:30.9 arcsec/pixel

Orientation:Up is 6.91 degrees E of N​

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thumbnail north america nebula
The Crescent Nebula NGC6888
Western Veil Nebula thumbnail
Cygnus contellation image
North american nebula to the inchworm nebula in Cygnus
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