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ITEM REFERENCE215
PERMANENT LINKhttps://astro.ing.iac.es/outreach/?215
TYPEImage release
TYPE2Image archive
TITLEThe Crescent Nebula
KEYWORDSStars, stellar systems and interstellar medium
DATE2010-10-30
ABSTRACTThis image of the Crescent Nebula or NGC 6888 was obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. It is a three-colour composite made from data collected using filters to isolate the light emitted by hydrogen alpha (H-alpha) and doubly ionised oxygen (OIII) atoms
TELESCOPEINT
INSTRUMENTWFC
RELATED URLhttp://www.ing.iac.es/PR/press/ngc6888.html
THUMB_75
http://www.ing.iac.es/PR/press/crescent_icon.jpg
TIMESTAMP2020-05-20 09:58:00
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