Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
Fireworks Galaxy, Open Cluster NGC 6939 & some IFN, Israel Gil Andani
Fireworks Galaxy, Open Cluster NGC 6939 & some IFN
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Fireworks Galaxy, Open Cluster NGC 6939 & some IFN, Israel Gil Andani
Fireworks Galaxy, Open Cluster NGC 6939 & some IFN
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Fireworks Galaxy, Open Cluster NGC6939 & some IFN

Fireworks galaxy receives its name because of the amount of supernova explosions has experienced during the last 100 years.

In this image is next to NGC6939 open cluster.

Both objects look together but really are separated by millions of light years away.

Image taken this summer from AstroAyna Star Party.

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Sky-Watcher NEQ 6 Pro tuned by HAS, Takahashi FSQ-106N, Moravian G2-8300 with Baader filters. 15x900 L bin 1x1, 6x300 RGB bin 2x2.

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Fireworks Galaxy, Open Cluster NGC 6939 & some IFN, Israel Gil Andani

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