The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , the Crescent Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:21 (EST) – 3 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:14.
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Name
The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
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Object type
HII region
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Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.