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It was shared on Facebook by the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park but they didn't know what it is. Anyone?
Edit: Hmm. Sorry for uploading it twice. I thought I'd try again with a more elegant file name but I can't see how to delete the original without redoing the whole posting.
Posted : 15/03/2016 1:06 pm
Looks like a supernova remnant to me... but don't know which one.
Posted : 15/03/2016 5:44 pm
Ahh... and now I do... a quick browse of supernovae remnants, and I've found a match. Not a supernova remnant, but an emission nebula.
NGC6888 - the Crescent Nebula in Cygnus.
Must be a narrowband image, with some interesting use of the colour palette!
Posted : 15/03/2016 5:48 pm
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Brilliant! Many thanks, Mike.
Posted : 15/03/2016 5:55 pm
You may have missed my edit above... it's not a supernova remnant, but an emission nebula.
Posted : 15/03/2016 6:02 pm
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Got it now. Thanks!
Posted : 15/03/2016 6:11 pm
