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Crescent Nebula

Camera Canon 20Da
Date 9/13/07
Description The Crescent Nebula (located in the constellation of Cygnus) is formed by a dying star expelling material into space and causing an expanding shell. The central star will become a Supernova sometime in the future.
Processing AP 160 mounted on ATS portable pier. Taken from our driveway, this pictures is a combination of 13 shots, 10 minutes each, at ISO 800. The images were aligned, combined, and digitally processed in Images Plus.