Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula

15-May-2026 09:10 ADT 15-May-2026 12:10 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, 20-Aug-2014

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 5x 10m Ha; 1x 5m R; 4x 5m G,B
Total Exposure: 1h35m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 5000 ly
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