Joe Navara from Colorado in the US and Glenn Clouder from Essex spent 30 hours photographing the Crescent Nebula. The photo was named Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) by Nasa on 17 June.

Glenn Clouder, 54, from Westcliff, was left in shock after his photo of a crescent nebula, which is 5,000 ... wanted to make it their astronomy picture of the day for June 17.

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 ...