A pink-red bubble of gas with fine bluish filaments, portrait view.
Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), portrait · © Martin Hudec

Nebulae

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), portrait

The stellar-wind bubble in a vertical frame.

What you are buying

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What you get

Format
JPEG
Resolution
2 933 × 3 911 px (11.5 MPx)
Aspect ratio
≈ 3:4
File size
4.5 MB
Recommended print size
24 × 33 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
37 × 49 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close.
Suitable for
For printing for personal use, or as a desktop or TV background.
Licence
Personal, non-commercial use. You may not resell, share or use the file commercially. Terms
Watermark
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Delivery
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About the object

The Crescent (NGC 6888) in Cygnus lies about 5,000 light years away. At its centre is the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136, whose fierce stellar wind sweeps up material it shed earlier. The faint blue outer shell glows in the light of ionised oxygen.

How the image was made

Processing
Adobe Lightroom 9.5.1 (Windows)

Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.