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Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is a deep-sky object in the constellation Cygnus, spanning about 20 arcminutes.

It is best placed in the evening sky around July. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 52°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 52°N.

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