One such object was NGC 6888, the expanding cloud of gas and dust blown out by the star WR 136: In real life it’s even scarier. The central star, WR 136, is a massive and feisty beast.

Among them are NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 2–105, and LBN 203. Whatever you call it, this object is a fascinating bubble of gas being carved out of the interstellar medium by the winds of ...

The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) lies in a rich sea of hydrogen in Cygnus in this image taken with a 2-inch refractor and a one-shot color camera. The nebula was sculpted by the winds of a star ...

The cloud of dust glimmering in this image represents the Crescent Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The nebula, also known as NGC 6888, lies about 5,000 light-years away in Cygnus, the swan.

One of the most striking summertime objects is the oddly shaped Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in Cygnus. William Herschel was first to spot it, back in September 1792. He described the sight as “a ...

On Jan. 12, several onlookers captured images of 12P passing in front of the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) — a massive cloud of ionized gas located 5,000 light-years from Earth. Amateur astronomer ...